The Gretna Dragons will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Lincoln Northwest Falcons. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Gretna narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Lincoln North Star 2-1.
Gretna had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-22, 25-23.
Gretna can attribute much of their success to Lily Zimmerman, who had 16 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Zimmerman has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Northwest hadn't done well against Bellevue East recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Lincoln Northwest walked away with a 2-0 win over Bellevue East. The victory was some much needed relief for the Falcons as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
While Lincoln Northwest won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23.
Gretna has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-13 record this season. As for Lincoln Northwest, their record now sits at 5-20.
Gretna was able to grind out a solid win over Lincoln Northwest in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Gretna repeat their success, or does Lincoln Northwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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