The Ardrey Kell Knights will square off against the Legion Collegiate Academy Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ardrey Kell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Weddington, who was ranked ninth at the time (Ardrey Kell was ranked seventh). The Knights took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Ardrey Kell 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 19-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Legion Collegiate Academy came up short against Marvin Ridge on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Legion Collegiate Academy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Marvin Ridge work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 29-27, 22-25, 25-18.
Having lost for the first time this season, Ardrey Kell fell to 9-1. As for Legion Collegiate Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Ardrey Kell might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Legion Collegiate Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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