There's no place like home for New Knoxville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Houston Wildcats with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Rangers also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2024.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-13, 25-20.
New Knoxville found their leader in sophomore Lela Gottschalk, who had four digs and four aces. Gottschalk has been hot, having posted two or more aces the last five times she's played.

Rangers
08/19/25 vs Houston | 11 |
08/16/25 vs Fort Loramie | 6 |
08/16/25 vs Memorial | 9 |
08/16/25 vs Calvert | 3 |
11/02/24 vs Calvert | 3 |
+ 3 more games |
New Knoxville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2024.
The victory got New Knoxville back to even at 2-2. As for Houston, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Coming up, New Knoxville will be playing in front of their home fans against Botkins at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Houston, they will head out on the road to square off against Fort Loramie at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Redskins will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something the Wildcats surely won't give up without a fight.
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