Volleyball Game Preview: Kiel on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 19, 2024, 1:05am

Volleyball Preview: Kiel Raiders vs. Two Rivers Purple Raiders

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The Kiel Raiders will challenge the Two Rivers Purple Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kiel has seven straight wins, Two Rivers has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Tuesday, Kiel got the win against Lomira by a conclusive 3-0.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-17, 25-21.

Kiel can attribute much of their success to Ava Rothe, who had three digs and a block. Rothe is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last 36 games she's played dating back to last season.

Kiel kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in October of 2023.

Meanwhile, Two Rivers lost 3-0 to Mishicot on Tuesday.

After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 25-11, 26-24.

Kiel's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Two Rivers, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.

Kiel beat Two Rivers 2-0 in their previous meeting back in August. Will Kiel repeat their success, or does Two Rivers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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