Shakamak hasn't had much luck against North Knox recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Shakamak Lakers will square off against the North Knox Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Shakamak will be strutting in after a victory while North Knox will be coming in after a defeat.
Shakamak took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against White River Valley as Shakamak made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-19, 25-15.
Shakamak relied on the efforts of Ava McCrary, who had seven digs and three aces, and Peyton Gambill, who had 11 digs. McCrary is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had five or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Shakamak was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, North Knox wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-12, 25-23.
Shakamak pushed their record up to 6-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for North Knox, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Everything went Shakamak's way against North Knox in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Shakamak made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shakamak 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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