Kimberly faced Notre Dame Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Papermakers put the hurt on the Tritons with a sharp 3-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Papermakers also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2024.
While Kimberly won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 25-17.
Alex Krause paced Kimberly's offense, picking up 11 kills. Krause got some help from Blake Zielinski and his 29 assists. Krause also made an impact serving: he shared the team lead in aces with Will Vander Loop, racking up two apiece.
Papermakers
| 09/04/25 @ Notre Dame Academy | 3-0 |
| 10/21/24 @ Fond du Lac | 3-0 |
| 10/15/24 @ Appleton East | 3-2 |
| 10/05/24 @ Madison Memorial | 2-0 |
| 10/01/24 @ Neenah | 3-0 |
| + 3 more games |
Kimberly's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Notre Dame Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2.
Coming up, Kimberly will face off against Nicolet at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for Notre Dame Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Fond du Lac at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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