Grand Island waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on the Lincoln Northeast Rockets with a sharp 3-0 victory. This was payback for the Islanders, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Grand Island never let Lincoln Northeast on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-18, 25-22.
Grand Island's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Reagan Ashby, who had 26 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Aralynn Scheel, who had 18 digs.
Despite the defeat, Lincoln Northeast saw an underclassman step up: Awmenah Jantzen had nine digs.
Grand Island has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. As for Lincoln Northeast, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 14 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-18 record this season.
As of now, neither Grand Island nor Lincoln Northeast have any future games scheduled.
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