Volleyball Preview: Lexington Minutemen vs. Knob Noster Panthers
Lexington is 1-9 against Knob Noster since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lexington Minutemen will face off against the Knob Noster Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Lexington will be strutting in after a victory while Knob Noster will be coming in after a loss.
Last Monday, Lexington had just enough and edged Trenton out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Minutemen.
Lexington wouldn't go down easily and took Trenton into a fifth set where they got it done with a ten-point win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-19, 20-25, 26-24, 16-6.
Lexington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Knob Noster faced off against Smith-Cotton on Tuesday. Knob Noster lost 3-0 to Smith-Cotton.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-15, 25-13.
Lexington's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-20-2. As for Knob Noster, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-15-3 record this season.
Lexington came out on top in a nail-biter against Knob Noster when the teams last played on October 1st, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lexington 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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