Volleyball Preview: Kennedale Wildcats vs. Ranchview Wolves
Kennedale has gone 4-0 against Ranchview recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Kennedale Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ranchview Wolves at 6:30 p.m. Ranchview took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Kennedale, who comes in off a win.
Kennedale took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Trimble Tech by a score of 3-1.
Kennedale was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-13, 25-18, 26-24.
Kennedale was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 11.8.
Meanwhile, Ranchview suffered their biggest loss since October 24, 2023 on Tuesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Ranchview saw an underclassman step up: Miley Guzman had 14 digs. Guzman is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had nine or more in the last five games she's played.
Kennedale's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Ranchview, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Everything went Kennedale's way against Ranchview in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 as Kennedale made off with a 3-0 win. Does Kennedale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ranchview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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