Volleyball Recap: Kennadi Decker Commands the Offense for Wildcats Win

By Team Reports Sep 20, 2024, 10:46am

Volleyball Recap: Crowell Wildcats vs. Knox City Greyhounds

Crowell waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Knox City Greyhounds as they made off with a 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Wildcats, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Crowell was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the first set to get the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 25-17.

Crowell's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kennadi Decker led the charge by getting 12 kills, five digs, and two blocks. Decker is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had nine or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sage Bearden, who had three aces and 23 assists.

She wasn't the only good server: Crowell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 12.8.

Crowell is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Knox City, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-9.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Crowell will venture away from home to square off against Aspermont at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Crowell is facing Aspermont at the right time seeing as Aspermont is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Knox City, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Rotan at 12:00 p.m. Rotan is coming into the matchup with three straight defeats at home, meaning Knox City will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.

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