Volleyball Preview: Bloomfield Cardinals vs. South Knox Spartans
Bloomfield is 8-2 against South Knox since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Bloomfield Cardinals will welcome the South Knox Spartans at 6:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Bloomfield has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while South Knox will arrive with three straight wins.
Bloomfield came up short against Edgewood on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Bloomfield was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Edgewood's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-18.
Lila Koontz put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had eight digs and six kills. She is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, South Knox made easy work of North Knox on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
South Knox was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-16, 25-17.
Among those leading the charge was Megan Obermeyer, who had ten digs.
Bloomfield's loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for South Knox, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Bloomfield has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like South Knox struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bloomfield suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to South Knox in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Bloomfield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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