Norfolk Catholic is 9-1 against O'Neill since October of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Norfolk Catholic is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Bishop Neumann just ended the team's five-match winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cavaliers. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cavaliers 25-18 in the first set.
Norfolk Catholic started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-17.
Reese Timmerman
| 10/14/25 vs Bishop Neumann | 21 |
| 10/11/25 vs St. Paul | 12 |
| 10/11/25 vs O'Neill | 10 |
Despite the loss, Norfolk Catholic saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Reese Timmerman had 21 digs and three assists. Timmerman has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, O'Neill lost 3-0 to Battle Creek on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Braves: they've now lost seven in a row.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-21, 25-16.
O'Neill's loss dropped their record down to 12-14. As for Norfolk Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-4.
Norfolk Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against O'Neill when the teams last played on Saturday, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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