Kimberly came tearing into Thursday's contest with eight straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts by a score of 3-1. The Papermakers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Galloping Ghosts, too.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-21, 25-27, 25-18.
Kimberly's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ava Van Camp, who had 21 digs and two aces. Van Camp is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Tesch, who had five digs and two aces.
Defeat or not, Kaukauna got some senior leadership from Boe Kaschner and Nyah Dvorak. Kaschner had 16 digs, while Dvorak had eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Dvorak has posted in her last seven matchups.
Kimberly has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 25-10 record this season. As for Kaukauna, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 23-4 record.
After both having extra time off, Kimberly and Appleton East will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Kaukauna, they will challenge Pulaski at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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