Volleyball Preview: Kootenai Warriors vs. Wallace Miners
Kootenai has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to take on the Wallace Miners at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Kootenai finally turned things around against Mullan on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Tigers 3-2.
Kootenai was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-13, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Wallace got the win against Clark Fork on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Wallace's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 25-17.
Kayden Stutzke and Kylee Phillips were among the main playmakers for Wallace as the former had seven digs and 19 assists and the latter hit 80% for nine killsten digs and nine aces. The dominant performance gave Phillips a new career-high in hitting percentage.
Wallace was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Kootenai's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Wallace, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Kootenai suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Wallace in their previous matchup back in September. Can Kootenai avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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