The East Noble Knights will square off against the Huntington North Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Huntington North took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on East Noble, who comes in off a win.
East Noble was handed a three-set loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Columbia City 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Knights have posted since April 24, 2024.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was East Noble who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-23, 18-25, 29-27, 17-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Huntington North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Fort Wayne South Side, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-17.
Huntington North's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for East Noble, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-5.
East Noble came out on top in a nail-biter against Huntington North when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Vikings' Carter Smith, who had 33 digs and three assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Knights still be able to contain Smith? There's only one way to find out.
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