Loogootee is 0-10 against Castle since September of 2016 but things could change on Saturday. The Lions will square off against the Knights at 9:00 a.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Loogootee turned things around against Washington on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past the Hatchets 3-2.
Loogootee took Washington into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 28-26, 23-25, 21-25, 25-15, 15-11.
Tecumseh typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Castle proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Braves. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Knights have posted against the Braves since August 22, 2017.
Castle wouldn't go down easily and took Tecumseh into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-16, 15-13.
Loogootee's record is now 8-12. As for Castle, their record now sits at 24-3.
Loogootee came up short against Castle in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 2-0. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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