The Washburn Pirates will take on the Paideia Academy Knights at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday. Washburn will be strutting in after a win while Paideia Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Washburn sidestepped Eagleton College & Career Academy for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Washburn took Eagleton College & Career Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 21-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Paideia Academy came up short against Knoxville Christian two weeks ago and fell 2-0. Paideia Academy hasn't had much luck with Knoxville Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-8.
Washburn has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-14 record this season. As for Paideia Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Washburn was able to grind out a solid win over Paideia Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Washburn since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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