Knoxville is a perfect 5-0 against Galva since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Blue Bullets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Knoxville will be strutting in after a victory while Galva will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, Knoxville was able to grind out a solid win over Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge], taking the game 2-0. The Blue Bullets haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Knoxville not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] between 16 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-18.
Natalie Harshbarger
| 09/29/25 @ Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] | 3 |
| 09/27/25 vs Kewanee | 2 |
| 09/24/25 vs Annawan | 3 |
Knoxville relied on the efforts of Natalie Harshbarger, who had 17 digs and three aces, and Aubrey Johnston, who had eight digs and four aces. That's the most aces Harshbarger has posted over her last three matchups.
They weren't the only good servers: Knoxville was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Galva was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bureau Valley.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-8.
Galva's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Knoxville, their win bumped their record up to 11-8-1.
Knoxville skirted past Galva 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2024. Will the Blue Bullets repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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