The Kent Denver Sun Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Chatfield Chargers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kent Denver had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Jefferson Academy on Thursday. The Sun Devils blew past the Jaguars 3-0. The Sun Devils not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since September 2nd (when they won 3-0).
Kent Denver never let Jefferson Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 25-14.
Chatfield won the last time they faced Lakewood and Megan Morrissey did her part to make sure it happened again. The Chargers came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday for which the team can thank Morrissey, who had 23 digs and three assists. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in each of the last five games she's played.
Chatfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-11, 26-24, 25-23.
Kent Denver better focus on containing Charley Gall and Emme Mordi as the pair were huge in Chatfield's win. Gall had 14 digs, while Mordi had 16 kills, 16 digs, three blocks, and two aces. Those 16 digs gave Mordi a new career-high. Violet Packebush also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
The victory got Kent Denver back to even at 9-9. As for Chatfield, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Kent Denver might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Chatfield in their previous meeting back in September of 2024. Can the Sun Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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