Kenston Forest had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Southampton Academy Raiders 3-2. This was payback for the Kavaliers, who suffered a 3-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Kenston Forest got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-14, 9-25, 25-13, 22-25, 15-6.
Kenston Forest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, Southampton Academy had strong showings from Emery Watson, who had ten digs and two aces, and Dutchess Rose, who had five aces, three blocks, and a kill. That's the most blocks Rose has posted since back in September.
Kenston Forest is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Southampton Academy, their record is now 15-10-2.
Kenston Forest will host Amelia Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Southampton Academy, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot at 6:30 p.m.
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