The Kenai Central Kardinals will challenge the Monroe Catholic Rams at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Kenai Central is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Kenai Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Nikiski, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Kenai Central was ranked sixth). Kenai Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Nikiski on Saturday, sneaking past 3-2.
Kenai Central was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 21-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Kenai Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Brynnen Hanson, who had 20 digs, and Savannah Hershberger, who had 16 digs. Hanson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played.
Meanwhile, Monroe Catholic came up short against Valdez on Saturday and fell 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 22-25, 25-10, 25-21.
Kenai Central pushed their record up to 43-7-6 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Monroe Catholic, they now have a losing record at 22-23-5.
Kenai Central skirted past Monroe Catholic 1-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Kenai Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monroe Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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