Volleyball Game Preview: Lee's Summit Tigers vs. Blue Springs Wildcats

By Team Reports Sep 24, 2025, 7:49am

Volleyball Preview: Lee's Summit Tigers vs. Blue Springs Wildcats

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Previous Games

09/02/25 - Home3-2 W
09/25/24 - Home1-3 L
09/03/24 - Away0-3 L
09/19/23 - Away3-1 W
10/01/22 - Neutral2-0 W
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Lee's Summit and Blue Springs are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The Tigers will face off against the Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lee's Summit is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.

It was a proper cat-fight when Lee's Summit duked it out with Blue Springs South on Tuesday. The Tigers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jaguars.

While Lee's Summit had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 20-25, 25-19.

Meanwhile, Blue Springs suffered their biggest loss since September 5, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Raymore-Peculiar.

While Blue Springs ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-20, 25-17.

Lee's Summit will have to keep a close watch on Anna Watkiss and Kaelyn Kendrick, a pair of players who had a big impact on Blue Springs' prior game. Watkiss had ten digs and one assist, while Kendrick had ten kills and four digs. Watkiss has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.

Lee's Summit's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Blue Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Lee's Summit has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Blue Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Lee's Summit skirted past Blue Springs 3-2 when the teams last played on September 2nd. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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