Oshkosh West and Kaukauna are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oshkosh West is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
Last Thursday, Oshkosh West was able to grind out a solid win over Fond du Lac, taking the game 3-1.
Oshkosh West had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-21.
Oshkosh West can attribute much of their success to Emma Polishinski, who had ten digs, and Sydnee Nelson, who had 16 kills, five digs, and five digs. What's more, Nelson also racked up five aces, the mostshe's had since back in September of 2023.
She wasn't the only good server: Oshkosh West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 19 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Kaukauna, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Appleton West on Thursday as Kaukauna made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Kaukauna was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-6, 25-11.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kaukauna to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brenna Matthies, who had four aces. Matthies is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Oshkosh West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Kaukauna, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Oshkosh West has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10 aces per game. However, it's not like Kaukauna struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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