Volleyball Preview: Kennett Indians vs. New Madrid County Central Eagles
After both having extra time off, the Kennett Indians and the New Madrid County Central Eagles will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kennett took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Sikeston.
Kennett was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 24-26, 25-17, 25-19.
Meanwhile, New Madrid County Central hadn't done well against Sikeston recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. New Madrid County Central had just enough and edged Sikeston out 3-2.
New Madrid County Central was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-22, 17-25, 25-16, 15-11.
Kennett is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-13-1 record this season. As for New Madrid County Central, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10-3.
Kennett took their win against New Madrid County Central in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kennett since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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