The Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars will square off against the Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Zumbrota-Mazeppa will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Canby just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 2-0 to the Lancers.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-16.
Kenyon-Wanamingo aren't just finding success at home, as their game last Thursday extended their overall winning streak to ten. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Stewartville.
Kenyon-Wanamingo 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 16-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-15.
Kenyon-Wanamingo can attribute much of their success to Emilie Jarvis, who had 22 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Kenyon-Wanamingo 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 seven aces in five consecutive games.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Kenyon-Wanamingo, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Everything went Zumbrota-Mazeppa's way against Kenyon-Wanamingo in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Zumbrota-Mazeppa made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Zumbrota-Mazeppa repeat their success, or does Kenyon-Wanamingo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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