Volleyball Preview: Oakleaf Knights vs. Nease Panthers
The Oakleaf Knights will challenge the Nease Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oakleaf is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Oakleaf came up short against Bolles on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-20, 25-13.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Nease sidestepped Tocoi Creek for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Nease got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 21-25, 25-9, 20-25, 15-9.
Nease found their leader in underclassman Amanda Liddie, who had five digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Liddie a new career-high in aces.
Nease was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in four consecutive contests.
Oakleaf's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Nease, their victory bumped their record up to 7-11.
Oakleaf came out on top in a nail-biter against Nease in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Oakleaf have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nease turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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