Lincoln North Star has been on the road for 13 straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will challenge the Grand Island Islanders at 6:30 p.m. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but likely not for long.
On Saturday, Lincoln North Star didn't have quite enough to beat Gretna and fell 2-1. The Navigators have struggled against the Dragons recently, as their game on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Lincoln North Star might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Gretna: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Grand Island had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They came out on top against the Chieftains by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Grand Island was: they took both sets by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-10.
Lincoln North Star's defeat dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Grand Island, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Lincoln North Star came up short against Grand Island when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Will Lincoln North Star have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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