The Homestead Highlanders will take on the Kenosha Tremper Trojans at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Homestead is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Slinger just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Owls. The defeat continues a trend for the Highlanders in their matchups with the Owls: they've now lost nine in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-20, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Kenosha Tremper came into Tuesday's game having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Racine Horlick by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
Kenosha Tremper was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-21, 17-25, 25-15.
Kenosha Tremper relied on the efforts of Maddie Chianello, who had 18 digs and three aces, and Olivia Pokorny, who had five digs and 27 assists. That's the most aces Chianello has posted in her last 15 matches.
Kenosha Tremper was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Homestead now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Kenosha Tremper, their victory bumped their record up to 3-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Homestead has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Kenosha Tremper struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Homestead came up short against Kenosha Tremper in their previous matchup back in August of 2014, falling 2-0. Can Homestead avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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