After both having extra time off, the New Knoxville Rangers and the Hilltop Cadets will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with New Knoxville sitting on three straight wins and Hilltop on five.
New Knoxville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against St. John's as New Knoxville made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-19, 25-20.
New Knoxville found their leader in freshman Paige Webb, who had 16 digs.
New Knoxville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Hilltop beat Ayersville 3-1 on Wednesday.
Hilltop was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 26-28, 25-21, 25-18.
New Knoxville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Hilltop, their win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: New Knoxville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Hilltop struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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