Kaukauna lost against Fond du Lac back in October of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Galloping Ghosts came up short against the Cardinals, falling 3-0. The Galloping Ghosts have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Kaukauna was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Fond du Lac's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-16, 25-17.
Claire Gerrits paced Kaukauna's offense, picking up seven kills. Gerrits got some help from Azlyn Fulcer and her ten assists. Ashlynn Vande Voort controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fond du Lac to victory, but perhaps none more so than Liberty Gessner, who had three digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Gessner a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Breahna Mentink, who had eight digs and two aces.
Kaukauna's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Fond du Lac, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
Kaukauna and Fond du Lac could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Wisconsin Rankings. The Galloping Ghosts will challenge Middleton at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (239 vs. 68). Meanwhile, Fond du Lac (ranked 47th) will meet Divine Savior Holy Angels (ranked first) at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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