Volleyball Preview: Southwood Knights vs. Lewis Cass Kings
Southwood is 6-1 against Lewis Cass since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Southwood Knights are taking a road trip to face off against the Lewis Cass Kings at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southwood has 43 straight wins, Lewis Cass has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Southwood got the win against Northwestern by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Southwood took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-9, 25-9.
Southwood's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Presley Kroft, who had seven digs and five aces, and Adi Deaton, who had nine aces, five digs, and two kills. With that strong performance, Deaton is now averaging an impressive 2.2 aces per game.
Southwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Lewis Cass came up short against Oak Hill on Tuesday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Kings have suffered against the Golden Eagles since August 23, 2018.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-19, 25-9.
Southwood's victory was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-0. As for Lewis Cass, their loss dropped their record down to 4-18.
Southwood took their win against Lewis Cass in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Southwood repeat their success, or does Lewis Cass have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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