Volleyball Preview: Bay Port Pirates vs. Kimberly Papermakers
Bay Port hasn't had much luck against Kimberly recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Bay Port Pirates will take on the Kimberly Papermakers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Bay Port sitting on six straight wins and Kimberly on 16.
Bay Port is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Kaukauna with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Bay Port was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 25-15.
Bay Port found their leader in sophomore Meghan Bruss, who had eight digs and two aces. Bruss has been hot , having also posted 15 or more assists the last seven times she's played.
Xavier was looking to beat Kimberly like they did the last time the pair played, but Xavier didn't take Ava Van Camp into account. Kimberly was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Xavier on Thursday thanks in part to Van Camp, who had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October.
Kimberly was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-20, 25-21.
Kimberly's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ava Van Hammond led the charge by getting six digs and 12 assists.
Bay Port has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-2 record this season. As for Kimberly, their win bumped their record up to 32-10.
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