Kewanee hasn't had much luck against Princeton recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Kewanee Boilermakers will square off against the Princeton Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Kewanee will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Kewanee will bounce into Monday's match after beating Rockridge, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. Kewanee had just enough and edged Rockridge out 2-1 on Thursday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Kewanee who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 19-25, 25-23.
Kewanee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Princeton beat Morris 2-0 on Monday.
While Princeton won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23.
Kewanee is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-15-1 record this season. As for Princeton, their win bumped their record up to 19-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Kewanee has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Princeton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Kewanee came up short against Princeton in their previous meeting on October 8th, falling 2-0. Can Kewanee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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