Kimberly has gone 9-1 against Fond du Lac recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Kimberly Papermakers are taking a road trip to square off against the Fond du Lac Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Fond du Lac took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Kimberly, who comes in off a win.
Fond du Lac is hoping to do what Oshkosh North couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Kimberly's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Kimberly blew past Oshkosh North 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Papermakers have posted since September 26th.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Kimberly was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-9, 25-13.
Kimberly's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ava Van Camp led the charge by getting nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Van Camp has posted in her last ten games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Van Hammond, who had four digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Kimberly was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Fond du Lac didn't have quite enough to beat Appleton North on Thursday and fell 3-2. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Lightning recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Fond du Lac couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Appleton North a tough time in the third set. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-18, 29-31, 25-9, 15-12.
Kimberly is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Fond du Lac, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Kimberly came up short against Fond du Lac in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Kimberly, Victoria Petrinski (who had 26 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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