After flying high against Central last Thursday, Kickapoo came back down to earth. The Kickapoo Chiefs fell just short of the Republic Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Chiefs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
Kickapoo started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 19-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-6.
Kickapoo's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sierra Strawn, who had six digs and two aces, and Payten Coulter, who had nine digs.
Kickapoo moved to 15-17 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Republic, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-16 record this season.
As of now, neither Kickapoo nor Republic have any future games scheduled.
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