Jenison is 3-0 against Muskegon since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Jenison Wildcats will square off against the Muskegon Big Reds at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Jenison is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Byron Center, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Jenison was ranked fifth). Jenison fell just short of Byron Center by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-17 in the first set.
Jenison actually scored more points across those five sets (108-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 26-24, 14-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Jenison's defeat came about despite a quality game from Kendra Kloosterman, who had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Muskegon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against Reeths-Puffer, falling 3-0.
Jenison's defeat dropped their record down to 26-5-1. As for Muskegon, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Jenison's way against Muskegon when the teams last played back in September, as Jenison made off with a 3-0 win. Does Jenison have another victory up their sleeve, or will Muskegon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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