After both having extra time off, the Kennett Indians and the New Madrid County Central Eagles will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kennett took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Sikeston.
Kennett was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 24-26, 25-17, 25-19.
Meanwhile, New Madrid County Central hadn't done well against Sikeston recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. New Madrid County Central had just enough and edged Sikeston out 3-2.
New Madrid County Central was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-22, 17-25, 25-16, 15-11.
Kennett is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-13-1 record this season. As for New Madrid County Central, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10-3.
Kennett took their win against New Madrid County Central in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kennett since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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