Volleyball Preview: Fort Osage Indians vs. Platte County Pirates
Fort Osage is 0-3 against Platte County since September of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Fort Osage Indians are taking a road trip to face off against the Platte County Pirates at 5:00 p.m.
Fort Osage is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since September 3rd on Monday. They came up short against Grain Valley, falling 3-0. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-17, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Platte County can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Chrisman as Platte County made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Platte County took every set by at least 18 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-6, 25-7, 25-5.
Giavanna Derose was a one-man wrecking crew for Platte County as she had nine digs and seven aces. The dominant performance gave Derose a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Daphne Churchill, who had nine digs and two aces.
Platte County couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 53.4% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Fort Osage's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-5. As for Platte County, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Fort Osage came up short against Platte County when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Fort Osage avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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