Volleyball Preview: Lawrence Lions vs. Olathe Northwest Ravens
Lawrence is 1-9 against Olathe Northwest since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Lawrence Lions have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Olathe Northwest Ravens at 3:00 p.m.
Lawrence lost 3-0 to Lawrence Free State on Thursday.
Lawrence was not able to win a set, but it sure wasn't from a lack of trying: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-22, 26-24.
Meanwhile, everything went Olathe Northwest's way against Shawnee Mission North on Thursday as Olathe Northwest made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Olathe Northwest was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-13, 25-15.
Among those leading the charge was Alex Klukvin, who had seven digs and four aces. Those four aces gave her a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Olathe Northwest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Lawrence's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Olathe Northwest, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
