After flying high against Two Rivers last Tuesday, Kiel came back down to earth. The Raiders fell just short of the Denmark Vikings by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Raiders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Vikings apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Kiel took Denmark into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-19, 15-12.
Madyson Gutschow paced Kiel's offense, picking up 16 kills. Gutschow got some help from Ava Rothe and her 45 assists. Finally, Lillie Brockway kept Kiel's defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
Denmark can attribute much of their success to Maddie Malfroid, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Malfroid has posted over her last ten contests.
Kiel's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Denmark, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Kiel didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against New Holstein on the 14th. As for Denmark, they will square off against Bonduel at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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