The Lincoln Lions are taking a road trip to face off against the St. Charles Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Lincoln is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Pickerington North, who was ranked sixth at the time (Lincoln was ranked 11th). The Lions lost 3-0 to the Panthers on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 27-25, 25-16.
Meanwhile, St. Charles suffered their biggest loss since April 8th on Friday. They came up short against Beavercreek, falling 3-0.
While St. Charles ultimately came up short, they really made Beavercreek work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-15, 25-23.
St. Charles' defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 13-3.
Lincoln might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from St. Charles in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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