After both having extra time off, the Nicolet Knights and the Slinger Owls will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Nicolet was able to grind out a solid win over St. Catherine's, taking the game 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Nicolet was: they took both sets by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Slinger waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Blue Dukes as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-17.
Slinger found their leader in underclassman Brooke Zoromski, who had eight digs.
Slinger was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive games.
Nicolet's win bumped their record up to 6-13. As for Slinger, they pushed their record up to 23-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Nicolet might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Slinger in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Nicolet avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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