Volleyball Preview: Triton Central Tigers vs. Knightstown Panthers
Triton Central has gone 10-0 against Knightstown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Triton Central Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Knightstown Panthers at 7:30 p.m.
Triton Central lost 3-0 to Trinity Lutheran on Saturday. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-19, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Knightstown had already won two in a row, and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They blew past Irvington Preparatory Academy 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Knightstown was: they took every set by at least ten points. After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 25-15, 25-13.
Knightstown's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kinzie King, who had four digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave King a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Robinson, who had four digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Knightstown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive contests.
Triton Central's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6. As for Knightstown, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Triton Central took their win against Knightstown in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Triton Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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