Little Miami is 0-10 against Kings since August of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The Little Miami Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Kings Knights at 6:30 p.m. Little Miami will be strutting in after a victory while Kings will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Little Miami finally turned things around against Lakota East on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past the Thunderhawks 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Little Miami got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-15, 24-26, 25-22, 24-26, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Kings came up short against Anderson on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kings started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-20, 25-16, 25-16.
Despite the defeat, Kings saw an underclassman step up: Kennady Horsley had 18 digs.
Little Miami's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-8. As for Kings, their loss ended a 16-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-2.
Little Miami suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Kings when the teams last played back in August. Can Little Miami avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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