Nicolet lost to Port Washington back in August, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Tuesday. The Nicolet Knights had just enough and edged the Port Washington Pirates out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Nicolet was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-95), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 13-25, 25-21, 17-25, 15-11.
Cali Schultz and Kaitlyn Celmo certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Schultz had 32 digs and two aces, while Celmo had 14 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Celmo a new career-high in aces.
Nicolet's win ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-10. As for Port Washington, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nicolet is on the road again on Thursday to play Wauwatosa East at 7:00 p.m. Nicolet will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each matchup than the last. As for Port Washington, they will face off against West Bend West at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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