The Washington Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the O'Gorman Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Washington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Lincoln, who was ranked tenth at the time (Washington was ranked 16th). The Warriors fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Warriors' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Washington took Lincoln into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-23, 24-26, 24-26, 15-11.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for O'Gorman, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They put the hurt on Sioux Falls Christian with a sharp 3-0 win on Saturday.
O'Gorman never let Sioux Falls Christian on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-21, 25-22.
O'Gorman pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Washington might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from O'Gorman in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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