Panthers
| 09/13/25 vs Burlington | 2-1 |
| 09/11/25 vs Wellsville | 3-1 |
| 09/04/25 vs Leavenworth | 3-0 |
| 09/02/25 vs Spring Hill | 3-1 |
| 10/17/24 vs Fort Scott | 3-0 |
| + 2 more games |
Paola had won six straight home games dating back to last season and Vanessa Haas did her part to make it seven on Saturday. The Panthers narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Burlington Wildcats 2-1 for which the team can thank Haas, who had six digs and two aces. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Paola who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-16, 22-25, 25-19.
Loss or not, Burlington got some senior leadership from Jaycee Belcher and Taylor Kvas. Belcher had 16 digs, while Kvas had ten digs. Those 16 digs set a new season-high mark for Belcher.
Paola's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Burlington, they moved to 7-2 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Paola didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Labette County on the 13th. Hopefully Burlington paid attention to the Panthers' match: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Panthers at 3:55 p.m. on Saturday.
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