The North Central Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Central was handed a three-set defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Boyd County 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Knights have posted against the Spartans since September 20, 2022.
North Central had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-12.
Elgin/Pope John had lost four straight headed into Monday's match, but Gentry Zwingman didn't let it get to five. Everything went the Wolfpack's way against Niobrara/Verdigre on Monday as they made off with a 3-0 win for which the team can thank Zwingman, who had 16 digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Elgin/Pope John walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-11, 25-19.
Elgin/Pope John's record now sits at 17-10. As for North Central, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
North Central might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Elgin/Pope John in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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