Both Washington and Loogootee wore nearly identical gold and black uniforms to the match at the Hatchet House on Thursday — and both teams looked nearly identical on the scoreboard for most of the match as well.

The game went five sets with Loogootee taking the first, fourth and deciding fifth, 15-11, as no one every really had a distinct advantage, but the Lions were able find just enough to come up with the win after being down 2-1.

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