Kennedy and Shafter are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Kennedy Thunderbirds will head out on the road to face off against the Shafter Generals at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Kennedy was able to grind out a solid victory over McFarland, taking the game 3-1.
Meanwhile, Shafter entered their tilt with Delano on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-20.
Emily Pugh was the offensive standout of the match as she had nine digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Shafter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive games.
Kennedy's record now sits at 8-6. As for Shafter, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3-1 record this season.
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