Kermit has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to square off against the Alpine Bucks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Kermit got the win against Tornillo by a conclusive 3-0.
Kermit never let Tornillo on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-22, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Alpine came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Alpine was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-11, 25-6.
Alpine was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
Kermit is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-21 record this season. As for Alpine, their victory bumped their record up to 16-18.
Kermit might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Alpine when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Kermit avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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