Volleyball Preview: Parkway West Longhorns vs. Parkway Central Colts
Parkway West has gone 9-1 against Parkway Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Parkway West Longhorns' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Parkway Central Colts at 5:30 p.m.
Parkway West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Ursuline Academy, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Parkway West was ranked 25th). Parkway West fell just short of Ursuline Academy by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Longhorns' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Parkway West couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Ursuline Academy a tough time in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 13-25, 30-28, 25-20.
Parkway West might have lost, but man, Sophia Licavoli was a machine: she had 25 digs.
Meanwhile, Parkway Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Fort Zumwalt South on Saturday, taking the game 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Colts.
Parkway Central easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-12.
Parkway West's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8-3. As for Parkway Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11-3 record this season.
Parkway West took their win against Parkway Central when the teams last played back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Parkway West since the team 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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