With a playoff game on the line, East Noble rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the DeKalb Barons , sneaking past 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on five straight.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was East Noble who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 17-25, 25-14, 21-25, 15-11.
East Noble was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matchups.
East Noble has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for DeKalb, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-11.
East Noble wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran on the 19th. DeKalb does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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