Volleyball Recap: Kimberly Beats Hortonville for Their Fifth Straight Win

By Team Reports Oct 11, 2024, 8:23am

Volleyball Recap: Kimberly Papermakers vs. Hortonville Polar Bears

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Kimberly had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They came out on top against the Hortonville Polar Bears by a score of 2-0. That's more bragging rights for the Papermakers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Kimberly never let Hortonville on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-23.

Kimberly had a senior duo take command as Ava Van Camp had seven digs and three aces and Brie Lamers had five aces. That's the most aces Van Camp has posted in her last 12 matchups.

Kimberly was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive games.

Kimberly has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season. As for Hortonville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing De Pere the next time they take the court. Hortonville will head out to face De Pere at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, while Kimberly will play them later in the day, at 9:00 a.m.

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