There's no place like home for Olathe East, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. Everything went their way against the Lawrence Lions on Tuesday as the Olathe East Hawks made off with a 3-0 win. The contest marked the Hawks' most dominant victory of the season.
Olathe East was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-7, 25-16.
Olathe East's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Malasy Sakounlaphoum led the charge by getting eight digs and two aces. Sakounlaphoum has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Addison Frigon, who had 12 digs.
Olathe East couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in September of 2023.
The win snapped Olathe East's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-17 record. As for Lawrence, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-15.
Olathe East didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Shawnee Mission West on the 10th. As for Lawrence, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Mill Valley on the 10th.
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