Volleyball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Kickapoo

By Team Reports Oct 15, 2024, 7:33am

Volleyball Recap: Kickapoo Chiefs vs. Lebanon Yellowjackets

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Kickapoo entered their tilt with Lebanon on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Lebanon Yellowjackets. The Chiefs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Yellowjackets, too.

Kickapoo had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 14-25, 25-22, 25-13, 25-21.

Despite the loss, Lebanon still got an impressive performance from Saylor Helton, who had 19 digs. Helton is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season.

Kickapoo is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-16 record this season. As for Lebanon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-6-1 record this season.

Kickapoo will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Glendale at 7:00 p.m. Glendale is coming into the match with five straight defeats on the road, meaning Kickapoo will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Lebanon, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Marshfield on the 12th.

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