Volleyball Recap: Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars vs. De Soto Wildcats
It was a proper cat-fight when Shawnee Mission Northwest took on De Soto on Monday. The Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars fell 2-0 to the De Soto Wildcats. The match marked the first time this season in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
Shawnee Mission Northwest was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made De Soto work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 26-24.
When it comes to explaining why Shawnee Mission Northwest lost, don't look at Isabel Ray. Despite the final result, she had seven digs.
De Soto's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ashley Scott, who had 12 digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Scott a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Gab, who had two aces and ten assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Shawnee Mission Northwest and nudges their season record down to 7-4. As for De Soto, they pushed their record up to 7-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Shawnee Mission Northwest didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 victory vs. Shawnee Mission South on the 24th. De Soto has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Turner on the 24th.
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