Lincoln has gone 9-1 against Brookings recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Patriots will take on the Bobcats at 2:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lincoln has six straight victories, Brookings has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Lincoln is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Watertown, who was ranked 12th at the time (Lincoln was ranked seventh). The Patriots blew past the Arrows 3-0 on Tuesday.
Lincoln was especially dominant in the second set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-14, 25-21.
Julia Blom
| 10/14/25 vs Watertown | 15 |
| 10/09/25 @ Tea | 11 |
| 10/07/25 vs Washington | 32 |
| 10/04/25 vs Jefferson | 13 |
| 10/02/25 @ Huron | 26 |
| 09/30/25 vs Mitchell | 15 |
Lincoln can attribute much of their success to Julia Blom, who had 15 digs. Blom has been hot, having posted 11 or more digs the last six times she's played.
Lincoln was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Meanwhile, Brookings came up short against Washington on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-9, 25-16.
Brookings' defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.
Lincoln beat Brookings 2-0 in their previous matchup back in August. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bobcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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