With a playoff game on the line, Lincoln rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Newark Wildcats , sneaking past 3-2. This was payback for the Lions, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Lincoln took Newark into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-29, 25-20, 25-18, 24-26, 15-8.
Lincoln was led to victory by Addison Steger and Aeva Bacome. Steger had seven digs and three aces, while Bacome had three digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Bacome is now averaging an impressive 12.3 assists per game.
Lincoln was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Newark only served two.
Despite the loss, Newark still got an impressive performance from Madi Johnson, who had 22 digs.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Lincoln, bringing their record for this year to 16-9. As for Newark, they moved to 18-6 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Lincoln is on the road again on Thursday to play Olentangy Orange at 6:00 p.m. Olentangy Orange will roll in looking for their 16th straight win, something Lincoln surely won't give up without a fight. Newark does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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