The Kenton Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Hardin Northern Polar Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Kenton turned things around against Van Wert on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 3-0 victory. The Wildcats not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since August 20th (when they won 3-0).
Kenton never let Van Wert on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-17, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Hardin Northern earned a 2-0 win over Vanlue on Saturday.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hardin Northern was: they took both sets by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-12.
Hardin Northern's victory bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Kenton, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 7-13.
Kenton beat Hardin Northern 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team 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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