Volleyball Game Preview: New Knoxville Rangers vs. Hardin Northern Polar Bears

By Team Reports Oct 19, 2024, 12:09am

Volleyball Preview: New Knoxville Rangers vs. Hardin Northern Polar Bears

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The New Knoxville Rangers will look to defend their home court on Monday against the Hardin Northern Polar Bears at 6:00 p.m. New Knoxville will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.

Last Thursday, everything went New Knoxville's way against Ridgemont as New Knoxville made off with a 3-0 win.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: New Knoxville took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-5, 25-6.

New Knoxville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive contests.

Hardin Northern aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Thursday extended their overall winning streak to three. They had just enough and edged Ada out 3-2.

Hardin Northern was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 23-25, 22-25, 25-18, 18-16.

New Knoxville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Hardin Northern, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7.

New Knoxville took their win against Hardin Northern in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 3-0. Does New Knoxville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hardin Northern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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