Volleyball Game Preview: Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars vs. Olathe West Owls + How To Watch

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Previous Games

10/17/24 - Away	0-3 L
09/27/23 - Away	0-2 L
09/29/22 - Away	2-0 W
09/23/21 - Home	3-0 W
09/26/20 - Home	2-0 W
+ 5 more games

Shawnee Mission Northwest is 8-2 against Olathe West since October of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Cougars will be playing at home against the Owls at 6:30 p.m.

It was a proper cat-fight when Shawnee Mission Northwest took on Mill Valley on Tuesday. The Cougars fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 3-2. The Cougars have struggled against the Jaguars recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Shawnee Mission Northwest took Mill Valley into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-19, 18-25, 21-25, 15-13.

Meanwhile, Olathe West faced Olathe Northwest in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Owls put the hurt on the Ravens with a sharp 3-0 win.

Olathe West's got stronger as the match went on, holding Olathe Northwest to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-20, 25-16.

Shawnee Mission Northwest better focus on containing Kaiya Finazzo and Grace Yeager as the pair were huge in Olathe West's win. Finazzo had 15 digs and three assists, while Yeager had 16 digs and one assist. That's the most digs Yeager has posted since back in September.

Shawnee Mission Northwest's defeat dropped their record down to 20-9. As for Olathe West, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season.

Shawnee Mission Northwest suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Olathe West when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Will the Cougars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.