The Deerfield Demons will take on the Kenosha Christian Life Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Deerfield is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Deerfield sidestepped Randolph for a 2-1 victory.
Deerfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-21, 15-12.
Deerfield can attribute much of their success to Lily Betthauser, who had eight digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Kenosha Christian Life had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the Bluejays by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Kenosha Christian Life was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 24-26, 25-17, 25-18.
Kenosha Christian Life kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Deerfield pushed their record up to 19-18 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Kenosha Christian Life, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-15 record this season.
Deerfield came up short against Kenosha Christian Life in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, falling 2-0. Can Deerfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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