Genoa-Kingston has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Dixon Dukes & Duchesses at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Genoa-Kingston sidestepped Stillman Valley for a 2-1 win.
Genoa-Kingston had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-11, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Dixon had just enough and edged Byron out 2-1 on Tuesday.
Dixon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 28-26, 25-9.
Presley Lappin and Yui Santos were among the main playmakers for Dixon as the former had seven digs and 17 assists and the latter had ten digs.
Dixon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 17 games.
Genoa-Kingston is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season. As for Dixon, their victory bumped their record up to 15-12.
Genoa-Kingston was able to grind out a solid win over Dixon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Genoa-Kingston 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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