Huntington North is 8-1 against East Noble since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Huntington North Vikings will head out to take on the East Noble Knights at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Thursday, Huntington North came up short against Columbia City and fell 3-1. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Huntington North started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-19.
Even though they lost, Huntington North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Columbia City only served ten.
Meanwhile, East Noble suffered their biggest loss since August 22nd on Tuesday. They came up short against Bellmont, falling 3-0. The shutout was out of character for the Knights seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-21, 25-19.
Huntington North now has a losing record at 9-10. As for East Noble, they dropped their record down to 12-10 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Huntington North's way against East Noble in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Huntington North made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Huntington North 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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