Kaukauna and Oshkosh West are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kaukauna took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Appleton West with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Kaukauna took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-6, 25-11.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kaukauna to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brenna Matthies, who had four aces. That's the most aces Matthies has posted since back in August.
Kaukauna was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 15 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Oshkosh West had already won nine in a row and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. They came out on top against the Cardinals by a score of 3-1.
Oshkosh West had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-21.
Emma Polishinski and Sydnee Nelson were among the main playmakers for Oshkosh West as the former had ten digs and the latter had 16 kills, five digs, and five digs. Polishinski has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
Kaukauna is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Oshkosh West, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Kaukauna has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Oshkosh West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Kaukauna came out on top in a nail-biter against Oshkosh West when the teams last played back in August, sneaking past 2-1. Does Kaukauna have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oshkosh West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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