Volleyball Preview: Nicolet Knights vs. Homestead Highlanders
Nicolet is 8-2 against Homestead since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Nicolet Knights will venture away from home to take on the Homestead Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. Nicolet is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Nicolet narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Whitefish Bay 3-2.
Nicolet wouldn't go down easily and took Whitefish Bay into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 17-25, 24-26, 25-12, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Homestead was able to grind out a solid victory over Greendale on Monday, taking the game 3-1.
Homestead had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-23.
Kennedy Klueger had a dynamite game for Homestead, getting 20 digs and two aces. Klueger is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Homestead was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Nicolet has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-13 record this season. As for Homestead, their record now sits at 15-13.
Nicolet might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Homestead in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Nicolet avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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