The Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights will challenge the Eureka Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Incarnate Word Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Mater Dei, who was ranked second at the time (Incarnate Word Academy was ranked 12th). Incarnate Word Academy fell 3-1 to Mater Dei on Thursday. The Red Knights have struggled against the Knights recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-19, 23-25, 25-13, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Eureka had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Markers.
While Eureka won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-22.
Harper Highfill was the offensive standout of the game as she had 12 digs.
Incarnate Word Academy's loss dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Eureka, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season.
Incarnate Word Academy beat Eureka 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Incarnate Word Academy repeat their success, or does Eureka have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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