The Knoxville T Trailblazers are on the road again on Thursday to play the CSTHEA Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Knoxville T is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since September 6th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Grace Christian Academy.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-7, 25-20.
Meanwhile, CSTHEA came up short against Silverdale Academy on Monday and fell 3-1. The Patriots have struggled against the Seahawks recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
CSTHEA started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-23, 28-26, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, CSTHEA had strong showings from Gianna Richardson, who had 13 digs and two aces, and Haley Bennett, who had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Richardson has posted in her last seven contests.
Even though they lost, CSTHEA was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Knoxville T's loss dropped their record down to 21-12. As for CSTHEA, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-8-2.
Knoxville T came up short against CSTHEA in their previous meeting on Thursday, falling 2-0. Can Knoxville T avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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