Kankakee Valley entered their tilt with Highland on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Highland Trojans by a score of 3-1. The Kougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Trojans, too.
Kankakee Valley 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 23-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-23.
Kankakee Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Highland saw an underclassman step up: Julia Zamudio had 13 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Zamudio a new career-high in aces.
Kankakee Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Highland, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-14.
Kankakee Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Crown Point on the 28th. Highland has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Hammond Bishop Noll on the 30th.
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