It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but New Knoxville had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the St. John's Bluejays with a sharp 3-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Rangers also won the last time the pair played back in September.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-19, 25-20.
New Knoxville found their leader in underclassman Paige Webb, who had 16 digs.
New Knoxville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
New Knoxville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for St. John's, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
After both having extra time off, New Knoxville and Hilltop will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hilltop will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something New Knoxville surely won't give up without a fight. St. John's does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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