Volleyball Recap: Kenowa Hills Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Nov 11, 2024, 7:37am

Volleyball Recap: Kenowa Hills Knights vs. Cedar Springs Red Hawks

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Kenowa Hills can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cedar Springs Red Hawks on Monday. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Red Hawks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October.

Kenowa Hills started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-20.

Ella Thayer paced Kenowa Hills' offense, picking up 16 kills. Thayer got some help from Payton Taylor and her 29 assists. Taylor also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Eloise Tompkins, racking up three apiece.

Alyssa Krol was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 12 digs and two aces.

Kenowa Hills' loss dropped their record down to 22-16-1. As for Cedar Springs, they have been performing well recently as they've won 21 of their last 25 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 33-9-2 record this season.

Kenowa Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cedar Springs, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Northview on the 6th.

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