Kennedy waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the DSST: Cedar Falcons. This was payback for the Commanders, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Kennedy who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 19-25, 28-26, 15-25, 15-2.
Kennedy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in five consecutive contests.
Kennedy's win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for DSST: Cedar, they dropped their record down to 2-17 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Kennedy will face off against Alameda at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for DSST: Cedar, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Sterling, where the match is scheduled at 5:30 p.m.
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