The Oakland-Craig Knights performed pretty well last week, going 4-2 against the likes of Stanton, Tekamah-Herman, Howells-Dodge, Cross County, David City Aquinas, and Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family.
Oakland-Craig swept the Tigers 2-0 at the Stanton Triangular on Tuesday, but lost 2-1 to the host Mustangs.
The Knights won set one over Tekamah-Herman 31-29, and took set two 27-25.
Oakland-Craig took set one from Stanton 25-18, but lost set two 25-21 and set three 25-15.
The Knights lost 3-2 on the road to the Jaguars on Thursday.
Howells-Dodge took set one 25-20 before Oakland-Craig took sets two and three 25-23 and 25-12. The Jaguars bounced back to win sets four and five 25-17 and 15-10.
The Knights defeated Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 2-1 at the Clarkson Tourney on Saturday.
Oakland-Craig lost set one 26-24, but rebounded to win sets two and three 25-10 and 25-15.
The Knights swept the Monarchs 2-0, also at the Clarkson Tourney.
Oakland-Craig won set one 25-15, and earned a 25-22 set two win.
The Knights took care of the Cougars in two sets on Saturday, winning set one 25-11 and set two 25-16.
Oakland-Craig played at a high level last week. The Knights took powerhouse Stanton to the brink, and nearly came away with a win over Howells-Dodge. If Oakland-Craig finishes off those matches they finish the week 6-0 instead of 4-2.
The Knights (14-5) take on Douglas County West (5-11) and West Point-Beemer (7-7) at the Douglas County West Triangular on Tuesday.
The Falcons swept Omaha Christian Academy 3-0 on Tuesday while the Cadets lost to Arlington and Wayne on Tuesday before beating Norfolk Catholic on Thursday.
Both teams will present different challenges for Oakland-Craig. The Knights figure to get challenged by Douglas County West given the fact the match is on the Falcons' home floor and Douglas County West has played better volleyball as of late.
West Point-Beemer has challenged many of the tough teams on their schedule and has only lost to teams with records well above .500.
Oakland-Craig should win both matches, but I wouldn't be surprised if either opponent took their respective match to a third set.
The Knights did a good job finishing off opponents on Saturday, and that has to carry over into Tuesday.
These are Oakland-Craig's only matches of the week so the Knights would love to win twice heading into next week.
A loss or two would most likely leave a bad taste in this team's mouths. Oakland-Craig doesn't want to suffer defeat this week.
The Knights have to come out and execute at a high level, and not give either team easy points. Oakland-Craig's blocking, serving, passing, hitting, digging and serve receiving has to be true to form.
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