Upper Lake hasn't had much luck against Kelseyville recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Upper Lake Cougars' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Kelseyville Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Upper Lake will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Clear Lake, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Upper Lake came out on top in a nail-biter against Clear Lake on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2. The victory was some much needed relief for the Cougars as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Upper Lake had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-20, 15-8.
Upper Lake kept the net locked down and finished the game with 29 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least 13 blocks in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Kelseyville entered their tilt with St. Helena on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Saints as they made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Knights have posted against the Saints since October 10, 2019.
Kelseyville never let St. Helena on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 25-16.
Upper Lake's record is now 7-14. As for Kelseyville, their record is now 12-6.
Upper Lake came up short against Kelseyville when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can Upper Lake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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