South Knox and Princeton are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The South Knox Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Princeton Tigers at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
South Knox is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Loogootee just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 3-2. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
South Knox actually scored more points across those five sets (106-96), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-23, 25-19, 13-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Princeton suffered their biggest defeat since September 5th on Monday. They came up short against North Posey, falling 3-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Tigers haven't been shut out since back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-9, 25-16.
South Knox's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Princeton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-18 record this season.
South Knox took their victory against Princeton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Knox 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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