Parkway North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Parkway South Patriots by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Vikings of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Parkway North actually scored more points across those five sets (99-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 12-25, 21-25, 15-7.
Despite the defeat, Parkway North saw an underclassman step up: freshman Hannah Schrumpf had ten digs and five aces.
Leading Parkway South to victory were Parker Rakers and Sam McHale. Rakers had nine digs, while McHale had ten kills, nine digs, seven aces, and a block. That's the most aces McHale has posted since back in August of 2023.
Parkway North's loss dropped their record down to 13-12-1. As for Parkway South, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11-2 record this season.
Parkway North wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Fort Zumwalt South on the 23rd. Parkway South has also already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Eureka on the 23rd.
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