There's no place like home for Kerman, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Immanuel Eagles on Monday. This was payback for the Lions, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Kerman had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-9, 15-12.
Leading Kerman to victory were Isabella Lupian and Vanessa Quinto. Lupian had 17 digs and two aces, while Quinto had eight digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Quinto a new career-high in aces.
When it comes to explaining why Immanuel lost, don't look at Mary Degraw. Despite the final result, she had 22 digs.
Kerman has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season. As for Immanuel, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-18.
Kerman wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Selma on the 16th. Immanuel has also already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Kingsburg on the 16th.
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