Sutherland is 9-1 against Kimball since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Sutherland Sailors will take on the Kimball Longhorns. Sutherland is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
On Tuesday, Sutherland was able to grind out a solid victory over Wallace, taking the game 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Sutherland took both sets by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Kimball was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell just short of Mitchell by a score of 2-1.
Kimball started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-20, 25-17.
The losing side was boosted by Hannah Kilgore, who had 13 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Sutherland's win bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Kimball, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Sutherland was able to grind out a solid victory over Kimball when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Sutherland repeat their success, or does Kimball have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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