Volleyball Recap: Kouts Find Success

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Previous 3 Games

10/08/25 - Away	3-2 W
08/23/25 - Neutral	1-2 L
09/25/21 - Neutral	2-0 W

Kouts was handed a three-set defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out the Kankakee Valley Kougars 3-2. This was a revenge game for the Mustangs & Fillies: when they faced off against the Kougars back in August, they had to take a 2-1 loss.

Kouts was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (103-100), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17, 15-25, 20-25, 15-13.

Ellie Nemeth paced Kouts' offense, picking up 15 kills. Nemeth got some help from Adeline Winters and her 22 assists. Winters was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.

Kouts has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-16 record this season. As for Kankakee Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-12.

Coming up, after both having extra time off, Kouts and Marquette Catholic will shake off the rust and duke it out at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Kankakee Valley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Hobart on the 9th.