Kenyon-Wanamingo came tearing into Thursday's match with nine straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Stewartville Tigers. That's more bragging rights for the Knights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kenyon-Wanamingo had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-15.
Kenyon-Wanamingo can attribute much of their success to Emilie Jarvis, who had 22 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Kenyon-Wanamingo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Stewartville still got an impressive performance from Katherine Klavetter, who had 22 digs. Klavetter is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Lehrman, who had six digs.
Kenyon-Wanamingo pushed their record up to 16-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Stewartville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 13-3 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kenyon-Wanamingo will head out to take on New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Stewartville, they will venture away from home to face off against Kasson-Mantorville at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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