The Revere Minutemen will square off against the Kenston Bombers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Revere turned things around against Alliance on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Aviators.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Revere was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-14, 25-6.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Kenston rose to the challenge on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Red Raiders as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Kenston's got stronger as the match went on, holding Harvey to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-11, 25-9.
Kenston's win came from a few key players Revere will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Alexis Kosiorek, who had five aces and three digs. Those five aces gave her a new career-high. Jetta Cornell also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.
Kenston was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matchups.
Revere's record is now 16-7. As for Kenston, their record now sits at an identical 16-7.
Revere skirted past Kenston 3-2 in their previous matchup back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Minutemen since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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