Volleyball Game Preview: Highland Bulldogs vs. Knight Hawks

By Team Reports Oct 5, 2024, 10:28pm

Volleyball Preview: Highland Bulldogs vs. Knight Hawks

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Highland and Knight are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Highland Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Knight Hawks at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.

Last Thursday, Highland got the win against Littlerock by a conclusive 3-0.

Highland's got stronger as the match went on, holding Littlerock to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-14, 25-12.

Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Knight duked it out withPalmdale on Thursday. Knight put the hurt on Palmdale with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Hawks as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Knight took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-11, 25-14.

Highland is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7-1 record this season. As for Knight, their win bumped their record up to 11-6.

Highland beat Knight 3-1 when the teams last played last Thursday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland since the squad 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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