Wilbur-Creston-Keller waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They blew past the Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights 3-0.
One reason for the win was Wilbur-Creston-Keller's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-19, 25-14.
Kaidyn Maioho paced Wilbur-Creston-Keller's offense, picking up 12 kills. Maioho got some help from
Callie Cousins and her 25 assists. Finally,
Brystal Neilsen kept Wilbur-Creston-Keller's defense grounded, leading the team with eight blocks.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hitting percentage: their hitting percentage was 31.3% in those games and 24.9% outside of them. As for Walla Walla Valley Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-3.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Oakesdale on the 7th. Walla Walla Valley Academy has also already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Valley Christian on the 7th.
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