South Knox is 0-10 against Linton-Stockton since September of 2017 but things could change on Saturday. The South Knox Spartans are on the road again to play the Linton-Stockton Miners at 12:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Knox is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged North Knox out 3-2.
South Knox was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 19-25, 23-25, 25-13, 15-11.
South Knox can attribute much of their success to Megan Obermeyer, who had 17 digs, and Madison Parrish, who had 30 digs, five kills, four aces, and two blocks. Those two blocks gave Parrish a new career-high.
South Knox was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Linton-Stockton waltzed into their game on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Golden Arrows 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-21, 25-16.
The win got South Knox back to even at 14-14. As for Linton-Stockton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season.
South Knox suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Linton-Stockton in their previous meeting back in September. Can South Knox avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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