The Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Great Bend Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kapaun Mt. Carmel can't be too worried about heading out to take on Great Bend: they just beat Andover Central at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Kapaun Mt. Carmel had just enough and edged Andover Central out 2-1 on Saturday.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Kapaun Mt. Carmel got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 21-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Great Bend had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against Valley Center by a score of 2-0 on Saturday. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their 27th in a row.
Great Bend never let Valley Center on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-23.
Ava Kaiser was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had nine digs.
Kapaun Mt. Carmel is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-7 record this season. As for Great Bend, their win was their 18th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 35-2.
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