The Kokomo Wildkats will face off against the Huntington North Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Kokomo has now lost 13 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 10.
Kokomo came up short against University on Friday, falling 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-9, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Huntington North came into Wednesday's game having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against East Noble on Wednesday, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Vikings have posted since April 14th.
Huntington North had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 16-25, 25-16, 25-11, 16-14.
Kokomo better focus on containing Carter Smith and Peyton Blair as the pair were huge in Huntington North's win. Smith had 17 digs and one assist, while Blair had 15 kills, 12 digs, two aces, and one block. Those 15 kills gave Blair a new career-high.
Huntington North's record is now 5-8. As for Kokomo, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Kokomo came up short against Huntington North when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 2-0. Can the Wildkats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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