Volleyball Game Preview: Shawnee Mission West Vikings vs. Blue Valley Northwest Huskies

By Team Reports Oct 5, 2024, 1:01am

Volleyball Preview: Shawnee Mission West Vikings vs. Blue Valley Northwest Huskies

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Shawnee Mission West has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Blue Valley Northwest Huskies at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.

Shawnee Mission West and Shawnee Mission East met for a duel on Tuesday where Shawnee Mission West couldn't get it done. Shawnee Mission West came up short against Shawnee Mission East, falling 3-0.

Shawnee Mission West was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-17, 25-22.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Blue Valley Northwest sidestepped Shawnee Heights for a 2-1 win.

Blue Valley Northwest had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-19, 25-21.

Blue Valley Northwest can attribute much of their success to Emma Hager, who had 15 digs.

Shawnee Mission West's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-16-1. As for Blue Valley Northwest, their record is now 12-9.

Shawnee Mission West might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Blue Valley Northwest when the teams last played back in October of 2020. Can Shawnee Mission West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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