After both having extra time off, the Hortonville Polar Bears and the Kimberly Papermakers will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Hortonville will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Kaukauna, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Polar Bears were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Galloping Ghosts on Thursday.
Hortonville walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-16, 25-21.
Kimberly had won nine straight road games dating back to last season and Emma Tesch did her part to make it ten on Thursday. The Papermakers put the hurt on Neenah with a sharp 3-0 victory thanks in part to Tesch, who had 19 assists and five digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 12 assists per game.
Kimberly never let Neenah on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-18, 25-22.
Kimberly's win bumped their record up to 27-13. As for Hortonville, their victory bumped their record up to 16-13.
Hortonville came up short against Kimberly when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 2-0. Can the Polar Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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