Volleyball Preview: Karnes City Badgers vs. Gonzales Apaches
Karnes City has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. After both having extra time off, they and the Gonzales Apaches will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:15 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Karnes City was able to grind out a solid victory over Falls City, taking the game 3-1.
Karnes City 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 19-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Gonzales can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game last Friday. They blew past Nixon-Smiley 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Apaches have posted since October 17, 2023.
A big factor in the win was Gonzales' feisty defense: they held Nixon-Smiley to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15, 25-14.
Blakely Mercer and Camarillo Hailey were among the main playmakers for Gonzales as the former had eight digs and three aces and the latter had five digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Mercer a new career-high in aces.
Gonzales was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 4.6.
Karnes City's victory bumped their record up to 9-18. As for Gonzales, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-17.
Karnes City suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Gonzales when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Will Karnes City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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