The Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish will head out to square off against the Cleveland Blue Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Knoxville Catholic is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since September 3rd on Monday. They blew past Webb 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Irish.
Knoxville Catholic walked away with the victory (but they looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-11, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Cleveland entered their tilt with Maryville on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Red Rebels , sneaking past 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Cleveland who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 24-26, 25-18.
Cleveland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matches.
Knoxville Catholic's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-13. As for Cleveland, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-10.
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