Kennedale's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They came out on top against the Hillsboro Eagles by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Kennedale 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 20-25, 25-15, 25-14, 25-23.
Kennedale's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sabrina Mendoza, who had five aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Mendoza a new career-high in aces.
Kennedale was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 13.5.
Kennedale's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Hillsboro, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-14.
Kennedale will challenge Godley at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but likely not for long. As for Hillsboro, they will venture away from home to challenge Ferris at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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