In a scene reminiscent of a postseason atmosphere, Lancaster Gym was rocking Thursday night.

With Dixon and Newman locked in a fierce back-and-forth battle of scrappy defenses and opportunistic offenses, the Duchesses used late surges to pull out a 25-22, 23-25, 25-17 victory over the Comets.

“Oh my gosh, that was one of the highest-energy games that we’ve had in this gym,” Dixon senior Leah Carlson said. “The energy from Newman and from us, put it together and it was the best. They were battling, and we were battling, everybody was really into it, and it was cool to see.”

“It was definitely kind of nerve-wracking,” Newman sophomore Bella Lanning said. “Everybody’s screaming on every point, there’s all these chants going on, but I think it kept us up and made it more fun. I think it

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