The East Noble Knights will face off against the DeKalb Barons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Noble is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Last Thursday, everything went East Noble's way against New Haven as East Noble made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Knights have posted against the Bulldogs since October 5, 2017.
East Noble's got stronger as the match went on, holding New Haven to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-19, 25-16.
Meanwhile, DeKalb earned a 3-1 win over New Haven on Tuesday.
DeKalb was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 21-25, 25-22, 25-14.
DeKalb got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kayla Leins out in front who had eight digs.
DeKalb was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight games.
East Noble is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for DeKalb, their win bumped their record up to 20-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: East Noble has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like DeKalb struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went East Noble's way against DeKalb in their previous matchup back in September, as East Noble made off with a 3-0 victory. Will East Noble repeat their success, or does DeKalb have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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