Homestead hasn't had much luck against Grafton recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Homestead Highlanders will venture away from home to square off against the Grafton Black Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Homestead's way against Whitefish Bay as Homestead made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Highlanders have posted against the Blue Dukes since September 22, 2020.
Homestead was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-20, 25-21.
Kennedy Klueger was the offensive standout of the match as she had 14 digs.
Meanwhile, Grafton hadn't done well against Port Washington recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Grafton blew past Port Washington 3-0. The victory was familiar territory for the Black Hawks who have now won three matchups in a row.
Grafton was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-19, 25-8.
Homestead's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-12. As for Grafton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season.
Homestead skirted past Grafton 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Homestead since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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