Winnetonka is 0-10 against Kearney since September of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. The Winnetonka Griffins will head out to challenge the Kearney Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Winnetonka finally turned things around against Raytown South on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Cardinals as they made off with a 3-0 win. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Griffins yet this season.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-21, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Kearney entered their tilt with Smithville on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Warriors 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-8, 25-10.
Jane Martens and Payton Rudd were among the main playmakers for Kearney as the former had 21 digs and two aces and the latter had six aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave Rudd a new career-high in aces.
Winnetonka's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-13. As for Kearney, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-6-1.
Winnetonka suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Kearney in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Winnetonka avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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