The Stevens Raiders will head out to square off against the Lincoln Patriots at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Stevens is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Washington, who was ranked 12th at the time (Stevens was ranked tenth). The Raiders came up short against the Warriors on Friday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Raiders in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost eight in a row.
While Stevens was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Washington's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-13, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Lincoln got the win against Rapid City Central on Friday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Cobblers: they've now won eight in a row.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lincoln was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-13, 25-8.
Stevens' defeat dropped their record down to 26-10. As for Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 17-5.
Stevens skirted past Lincoln 3-2 in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Patriots' Hayden Kok, who had 38 digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Raiders still be able to contain Kok? There's only one way to find out.
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