Linton-Stockton has gone 10-0 against South Knox recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Linton-Stockton Miners' road trip will continue as they head out to face the South Knox Spartans at 12:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Linton-Stockton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Sullivan as Linton-Stockton made off with a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-21, 25-16.
Meanwhile, South Knox and North Knox met for a duel on Thursday where South Knox prevailed. South Knox had just enough and edged North Knox out 3-2.
South Knox was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 19-25, 23-25, 25-13, 15-11.
South Knox relied on the efforts of Megan Obermeyer, who had 17 digs, and Madison Parrish, who had 30 digs, five kills, four aces, and two blocks. That's the most aces Parrish has posted since back in September.
South Knox was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Linton-Stockton is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for South Knox, the win got them back to even at 14-14.
Linton-Stockton took their victory against South Knox in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Linton-Stockton 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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