The North Henderson Knights will challenge the Hendersonville Bearcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While North Henderson's victory against West Henderson wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Knights won by a set and slipped past the Falcons 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Knights have posted since May 7, 2024.
North Henderson was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (100-95), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-18, 25-21, 17-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Hendersonville sidestepped West Henderson for a 3-2 victory.
Hendersonville 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 18-25, 25-14, 13-25, 25-19, 15-11.
The win got Hendersonville back to even at 1-1. As for North Henderson, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything went North Henderson's way against Hendersonville in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as North Henderson made off with a 3-0 victory. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Bearcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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