Kimberly had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Bay Port Pirates 2-1. This was payback for the Papermakers, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Kimberly had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-18, 17-15.
Leading Kimberly to victory were Emma Tesch and Ava Van Camp. Tesch had six digs and three aces, while Van Camp had 15 digs. Tesch is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Kimberly 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 seven consecutive contests.
Despite the defeat, Bay Port saw an underclassman step up: Meghan Bruss had four digs and 15 assists.
Kimberly has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 23-10 record this season. As for Bay Port, the loss snapped their winning streak at 14 games and leaves them with a 22-2 record.
Kimberly will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Fond du Lac at 7:00 p.m. As for Bay Port, they will take on Manitowoc Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bay Port will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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