The Kenosha Tremper Trojans will face off against the Homestead Highlanders at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Kenosha Tremper will be strutting in after a victory while Homestead will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row, Kenosha Tremper finally turned things around against Racine Horlick on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Rebels by a score of 3-1.
Kenosha Tremper was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-21, 17-25, 25-15.
Kenosha Tremper relied on the efforts of Maddie Chianello, who had 18 digs and three aces, and Olivia Pokorny, who had five digs and 27 assists. That's the most aces Chianello has posted in her last 15 matches.
Kenosha Tremper was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Homestead suffered their biggest loss since October 21, 2023 on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Slinger. The defeat continues a trend for the Highlanders in their matchups with the Owls: they've now lost nine in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-20, 25-19.
Kenosha Tremper's win bumped their record up to 3-19. As for Homestead, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Kenosha Tremper has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 5.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Homestead struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Kenosha Tremper was able to grind out a solid victory over Homestead when the teams last played back in August of 2014, winning 2-0. Will Kenosha Tremper repeat their success, or does Homestead have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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