Volleyball Preview: Karnes City Badgers vs. Poth Pirates
Karnes City is 0-10 against Poth since October of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Karnes City Badgers will welcome the Poth Pirates at 9:30 p.m. Karnes City will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Karnes City had just enough and edged Gonzales out 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Karnes City got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 10-25, 25-14, 20-25, 15-13.
Karnes City can attribute much of their success to Allie Wieding, who had 16 kills, ten digs, four blocks, and four blocks, and Mia Lopez, who had seven aces, four digs, and four digs. With that strong performance, Lopez is now averaging an impressive 12.1 assists per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Makenna Salyer-Norman, who had six kills, six blocks, and six blocks.
Karnes City 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 games they've averaged 12.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Poth, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Devine on Tuesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Pirates as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
One reason for the win was Poth's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-23, 25-9.
Karnes City's victory bumped their record up to 10-18. As for Poth, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-17.
Karnes City came up short against Poth in their previous meeting back in August, falling 2-0. Will Karnes City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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