Volleyball Game Preview: Parkway South Patriots vs. Oakville Tigers

The Parkway South Patriots will face off against the Oakville Tigers at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.

Parkway South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Lutheran South, who was ranked 16th at the time (Parkway South was ranked 22nd). The Patriots came up short against the Lancers on Wednesday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Patriots have suffered since April 7th.

While Parkway South was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-23, 25-19.

Jack McClanahan

Digs

05/07/25 vs Lutheran South	10
05/05/25 @ St. Pius X	28
05/02/25 @ Clayton	19
05/01/25 @ Lafayette	13
04/30/25 @ Mehlville	23
04/28/25 vs Christian Brothers	14

The losing side was boosted by Jack McClanahan, who had ten digs and two aces. He has been hot, having posted ten or more digs the last six times he's played.

Meanwhile, Oakville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Lafayette.

Oakville took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-18, 25-20.

Oakville's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Parkway South, their loss dropped their record down to 18-12.

Parkway South beat Oakville 2-0 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.