Volleyball Preview: Kirkwood Pioneers vs. Parkway West Longhorns
After both having extra time off, the Kirkwood Pioneers and the Parkway West Longhorns will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Parkway West took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Kirkwood, who comes in off a win.
Kirkwood is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since October 8th on Thursday. They put the hurt on Webster Groves with a sharp 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Kirkwood took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-13, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Parkway West suffered their biggest defeat since September 12th on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Westminster Christian. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Longhorns have suffered against the Wildcats since October 11, 2022.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-19, 25-10.
Kirkwood is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11-2 record this season. As for Parkway West, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-9-3.
Kirkwood was able to grind out a solid victory over Parkway West in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kirkwood 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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