Kimberly faced Catholic Memorial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Papermakers fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 2-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Crusaders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 on Saturday.
Alex Krause paced Kimberly's offense, picking up nine kills. Krause got some help from Blake Zielinski and his 19 assists.
Kimberly's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Catholic Memorial, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matches. Kimberly will head out to challenge Appleton North at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Catholic Memorial, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Waukesha West at 6:30 p.m. on October 8.
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