Volleyball Recap: Blue Valley Southwest Timberwolves vs. Olathe East Hawks
Blue Valley Southwest hadn't done well against Olathe East recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Blue Valley Southwest Timberwolves narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Olathe East Hawks 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Timberwolves sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Blue Valley Southwest got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 24-26, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Olathe East still got an impressive performance from Malasy Sakounlaphoum, who had seven digs and two aces. Sakounlaphoum has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Blue Valley Southwest pushed their record up to 25-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Olathe East, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season.
Blue Valley Southwest has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Spring Hill on the 5th. As for Olathe East, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Lawrence on the 8th.
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