Volleyball Preview: Jenison Wildcats vs. Mona Shores Sailors
Jenison has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Mona Shores Sailors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jenison is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Caledonia, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Jenison was ranked fifth). Jenison came out on top in a nail-biter against Caledonia on Thursday, sneaking past 3-2.
Jenison took Caledonia into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 25-15, 23-25, 25-23, 15-11.
Jenison can attribute much of their success to Kendra Kloosterman, who had 14 digs.
Jenison 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 seven aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mona Shores beat Montague 2-0 on Saturday.
Mona Shores easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-21.
Jenison has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 21 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-5-1 record this season. As for Mona Shores, their record now sits at 18-5.
Jenison skirted past Mona Shores 3-2 in their previous matchup on October 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jenison since the team 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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