The Kaneland Knights and the Stevenson Patriots are set to duel on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Kaneland comes in on four and Stevenson on three.
On Friday, Kaneland earned a 2-0 win over Antioch.
While Kaneland won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Stevenson was able to grind out a solid victory over Dunlap on Friday, taking the game 2-0.
While Stevenson won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-21.
Stevenson's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ryler Bondad, who had three digs, three aces, and a kill, and Lilly Zhou, who had nine digs. Bondad is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Stevenson couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.4% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27.2% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 42.7%.
Kaneland has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Stevenson, their win bumped their record up to 18-11.
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