The Kearny Komets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Morse Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kearny will bounce into Friday's match after beating Hoover, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Kearny put the hurt on Hoover with a sharp 3-0 win last Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Komets.
Kearny was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-13, 25-18.
Kearny was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Morse, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Crawford on Wednesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Tigers as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 21-25, 25-16.
Kearny's victory bumped their record up to 8-12. As for Morse, their win bumped their record up to 8-19.
Kearny came out on top in a nail-biter against Morse in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does Kearny have another victory up their sleeve, or will Morse turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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