Volleyball Preview: Kaneland Knights vs. LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers
Kaneland has gone 9-1 against LaSalle-Peru recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Kaneland Knights will challenge the LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kaneland took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Morris 2-1. The victory was some much needed relief for the Knights as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Kaneland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 14-25, 25-16, 25-19.
Meanwhile, LaSalle-Peru earned a 2-0 win over Rochelle on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cavaliers.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant LaSalle-Peru was: they took both sets by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-8.
LaSalle-Peru can attribute much of their success to Callie Mertes, who had five aces and four digs, and Emma Jereb, who had 13 assists. Those five aces gave Mertes a new career-high.
LaSalle-Peru couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 51.1% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Kaneland's record is now 22-11. As for LaSalle-Peru, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 27-5.
Kaneland came out on top in a nail-biter against LaSalle-Peru when the teams last played on October 8th, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kaneland since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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