On Tuesday, Lincoln faced North Smithfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lincoln Lions fell just short of the North Smithfield Northmen by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lions of the 3-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Lincoln took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-20, 19-25, 25-23, 15-5.
Among those leading the charge was Abby Roden, who had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Lincoln has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-4 record this season. As for North Smithfield, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 9-4.
Lincoln will host Burrillville at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for North Smithfield, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against St. Mary Academy-Bay View on the 16th.
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