Kenai Central is 7-0 against Redington since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Kenai Central Kardinals will head out to take on the Redington Huskies at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kenai Central has three straight victories, Redington has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Kenai Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Palmer, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Kenai Central was ranked third). Kenai Central won by a set and slipped past Palmer 3-2.
Kenai Central had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first two sets, they turned around to win the next four. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-12, 17-15.
Brynnen Hanson had a dynamite game for Kenai Central, getting 24 digs. What's more, Hanson also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had since August 31st.
Kenai Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Redington came up short against Mountain City Christian Academy on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-12, 15-25, 25-16, 25-14.
Kenai Central's win bumped their record up to 17-1-2. As for Redington, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Kenai Central took their victory against Redington in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kenai Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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