The Kenowa Hills Knights will face off against the Cedar Springs Red Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Kenowa Hills was able to grind out a solid victory over Covenant Christian, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
The final score came out to 25-17, 16-25, 25-18, 25-22.
Kenowa Hills 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 five aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Cedar Springs entered their tilt with Sparta on Wednesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Spartans.
Cedar Springs' not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Sparta between 17 and 19 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-17.
Alyssa Krol was the offensive standout of the match as she had seven digs and three aces.
Kenowa Hills is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-15-1 record this season. As for Cedar Springs, they pushed their record up to 32-9-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Kenowa Hills has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Cedar Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Kenowa Hills beat Cedar Springs 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October. Will Kenowa Hills repeat their success, or does Cedar Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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