Knightstown lost against Rushville back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Knightstown Panthers fell 3-1 to the Rushville Lions. The Panthers have struggled against the Lions recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Knightstown started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-17, 25-21, 28-26.
Defeat or not, Knightstown got some senior leadership from Breanna Ramsey and Emma Robinson. Ramsey had 17 digs, while Robinson. had four aces and three digs.
Knightstown's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Rushville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-9.
Knightstown will play host again on Thursday to welcome Shenandoah, where is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2019, but likely not for long. As for Rushville, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Triton Central at 7:00 p.m.
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