On Thursday Kirtland will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the Beachwood Bison at 6:00 p.m. Beachwood took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Kirtland, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, everything went Kirtland's way against Cardinal as Kirtland made off with a 3-0 win.
While Kirtland won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-21, 25-22.
Kirtland can attribute much of their success to Nina Alfieri, who had 14 digs, four aces, and four aces, and Riley Javins, who had seven digs, three aces, and three aces. Alfieri has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last six times she's played.
Kirtland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 18 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Beachwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Berkshire, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-11, 25-10.
Kirtland has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Beachwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Everything went Kirtland's way against Beachwood in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Kirtland made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kirtland since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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