Volleyball Recap: Kickapoo Find Success

By Team Reports Oct 15, 2024, 7:25am

Volleyball Recap: Kickapoo Chiefs vs. Republic Tigers

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Kickapoo won the last time they faced Republic, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Kickapoo Chiefs had just enough and edged the Republic Tigers out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chiefs.

Kickapoo 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, 25-27, 25-22, 25-15, 15-10.

Kickapoo found their leader in underclassman Brittan Smith, who had 22 digs. Those 22 digs set a new season-high mark for Smith.

Kickapoo is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-16 record this season. As for Republic, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-14.

Kickapoo has already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Lebanon on the 10th. As for Republic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 loss against Carthage on the 10th.

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