Kennett hasn't had much luck against Downingtown East recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Kennett Blue Demons will challenge the Downingtown East Cougars at 5:00 p.m.
Kennett is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They fell 3-1 to Bayard Rustin. While the Blue Demons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Golden Knights 25-22 in the first set.
Kennett started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-16.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Downingtown East, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Downingtown West on Monday.
Downingtown East was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 23-25, 25-23, 26-24.
Hailey Long went supernova for Downingtown East, getting 24 digs and two aces. Long is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last 15 games she's played dating back to last season.
Downingtown East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Kennett's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Downingtown East, they pushed their record up to 18-3-1 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home.
Kennett might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Downingtown East when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Kennett, Ava Propsner (who had 12 digs and two aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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