Volleyball Preview: Olathe West Owls vs. Lawrence Lions
Olathe West and Lawrence are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. The Olathe West Owls will square off against the Lawrence Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Olathe West will be strutting in after a win while Lawrence will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, everything went Olathe West's way against Shawnee Mission West as Olathe West made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Owls.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-19.
Among those leading the charge was Kaiya Finazzo, who had six digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Olathe West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Lawrence suffered their biggest loss since August 29, 2023 on Thursday. They came up short against Olathe South, falling 3-0. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-10, 25-15.
Olathe West pushed their record up to 17-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lawrence, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Olathe West was able to grind out a solid victory over Lawrence in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 2-0. Will Olathe West repeat their success, or does Lawrence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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