Volleyball Preview: Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights vs. Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars
The Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights will face off against the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Kenyon-Wanamingo is coming into the match hot, having won their last ten games.
Last Thursday, Kenyon-Wanamingo beat Stewartville 3-1.
Kenyon-Wanamingo had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-15.
Emilie Jarvis was the offensive standout of the game as she had 22 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Kenyon-Wanamingo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Zumbrota-Mazeppa's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Canby.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-16.
Kenyon-Wanamingo has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Zumbrota-Mazeppa, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Kenyon-Wanamingo suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Zumbrota-Mazeppa in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Kenyon-Wanamingo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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