Princeton is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Kewanee is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Tigers will welcome the Boilermakers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Princeton is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Geneseo just ended the team's seven-match winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Maple Leafs by a score of 2-1.
Princeton started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Kewanee hadn't done well against Rockridge recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Boilermakers had just enough and edged out the Rockets 2-1.
Kewanee had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-18, 26-24.
Princeton better keep an eye on Taylor Vanwinkle. She was instrumental in Kewanee's win, getting 15 digs and one assist.
Kewanee now has a winning record of 16-15-1. As for Princeton, their loss dropped their record down to 19-14.
Princeton was able to grind out a solid victory over Kewanee in their previous meeting on October 7th, winning 2-0. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Boilermakers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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