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| 09/29/25 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 09/20/25 - Neutral | 1-1 T |
| 10/26/24 - Neutral | 3-1 W |
| 09/30/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 10/24/23 - Home | 3-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Platte County proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by three) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the St. Pius X Warriors, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Pirates have posted since November 2, 2024.
Platte County was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (109-101), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 25-19, 27-25, 22-25, 10-25, 17-15.
Among those leading the charge was Evelyn Reith, who had seven digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted over her last eight matchups. Ashleigh Cruce was another key player, getting four digs and three aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Platte County was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 14 aces. They served four more aces than St. Pius X's also-impressive total of ten.
St. Pius X's loss came despite strong showings from Presleigh Gross and Anna Ashby. Gross had 12 digs and one assist, while Ashby had 11 kills, six digs, two aces, and one block. Ashby has been hot for a while, having posted five or more kills the last 11 times she's played.
Platte County's victory bumped their record up to 13-8-2. As for St. Pius X, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-12-1.
Platte County has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Truman on the 1st. As for St. Pius X, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against St. Teresa's Academy on the 30th.
