The Homestead Highlanders will face off against the Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Homestead sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over West Bend West. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Highlanders.
Homestead took West Bend West into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-13, 19-25, 25-22, 15-10.
Homestead's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kennedy Klueger, who had 23 digs, and Lauren Fitzgibbon, who had nine digs. Klueger is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Kaukauna made easy work of Appleton East on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-20, 25-20.
Homestead's record is now 4-5. As for Kaukauna, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Homestead came up short against Kaukauna in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Homestead avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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