The Episcopal Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Live Oak Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Live Oak took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Episcopal, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Episcopal beat Walker 3-1. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Episcopal walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-18, 20-25, 25-13, 25-23.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Live Oak duked it out with St. Thomas Aquinas on Wednesday. The Eagles fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 3-2. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Falcons 25-16 in the first set.
Live Oak took St. Thomas Aquinas into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 12-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-22, 25-17, 19-25, 15-3.
Episcopal's victory bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Live Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 18-11.
Episcopal beat Live Oak 2-0 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the team 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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