After flying high against Appleton West last Tuesday, Kimberly came back down to earth. The Kimberly Papermakers fell just short of the Oshkosh West Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Papermakers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Kimberly actually scored more points across those five sets (114-109), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-23, 22-25, 31-29, 15-12.
Kimberly's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emma Tesch, who had 12 digs and four aces. Tesch is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. Ava Van Camp was another key player, getting 30 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Kimberly was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.
Kimberly's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Oshkosh West, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-4.
Kimberly will challenge Burlington at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Oshkosh West, they will head out to square off against Fond du Lac at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oshkosh West is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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