Kimberly has been away from home for five games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Kimberly beat Fond du Lac 3-1.
Kimberly 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 21-25, 25-15, 25-15, 28-26.
Ava Van Camp was nothing short of spectacular: she had 29 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Van Hammond, who had eight digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Kimberly was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Kaukauna had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Lightning 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Kaukauna got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 23-25, 25-22, 16-25, 15-8.
Kimberly is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 24-10 record this season. As for Kaukauna, they pushed their record up to 23-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Kimberly took their win against Kaukauna in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Kimberly have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kaukauna turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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