Kickapoo has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Republic Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Saturday, Kickapoo got the win against Lee's Summit by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Kickapoo's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-22, 25-20.
Meanwhile, everything went Republic's way against Joplin on Thursday as Republic made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-21, 25-15.
Among those leading the charge was Kaylee Cornelsen, who had three digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Republic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Kickapoo's record now sits at 11-16. As for Republic, their record now sits at 11-13.
Kickapoo beat Republic 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Kickapoo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Republic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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