Volleyball Preview: Shawnee Mission South Raiders vs. Olathe Northwest Ravens
Shawnee Mission South has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Olathe Northwest Ravens at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shawnee Mission South and Shawnee Mission West met for a duel on Saturday where Shawnee Mission South came out on top. Shawnee Mission South won by a set and slipped past Shawnee Mission West 2-1.
Shawnee Mission South had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 27-25, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Olathe Northwest beat Lawrence 2-0 on Saturday.
Olathe Northwest never let Lawrence on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-17.
Olathe Northwest can attribute much of their success to Alex Klukvin, who had six digs and two aces.
Shawnee Mission South is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season. As for Olathe Northwest, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-13.
Shawnee Mission South came up short against Olathe Northwest when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Shawnee Mission South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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