After five games on the road, New Knoxville is heading back home. They will welcome the Minster Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, it was close, but New Knoxville sidestepped Russia for a 2-1 win.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day New Knoxville got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 20-25, 25-15.
New Knoxville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Minster got the win against Houston on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0.
Minster was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-17, 25-13.
The victory got New Knoxville back to even at 9-9. As for Minster, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: New Knoxville has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Minster struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
New Knoxville might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Minster in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can New Knoxville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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