Volleyball Preview: Kankakee Valley Kougars vs. Hanover Central Wildcats
Kankakee Valley has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Hanover Central Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, Kankakee Valley made easy work of Hobart and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Kankakee Valley was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-17, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Hanover Central posted their biggest win since September 17th on Monday. They put the hurt on Westville with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Hanover Central's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Westville between 15 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15, 25-15.
Kankakee Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season. As for Hanover Central, their win bumped their record up to 13-18.
Kankakee Valley took their victory against Hanover Central in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kankakee Valley since the team 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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