After both having extra time off, the Knight Hawks and the Eastside Lions will shake off the rust and duke it out at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Knight made easy work of Littlerock and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Lobos: they've now won seven in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-9, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Eastside posted their closest victory since April 13, 2024 last Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Palmdale, sneaking past 3-2.
Eastside took Palmdale into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-15, 25-23, 21-25, 15-10.
Knight's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Eastside, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Knight was able to grind out a solid victory over Eastside when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 3-1. Will Knight repeat their success, or does Eastside has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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