It was a Battle of the Birds when Shawnee Heights challenged Olathe East on Saturday. The Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds fell just short of the Olathe East Hawks by a score of 2-1. The Thunderbirds were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hawks apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Shawnee Heights sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 23-25, 25-23.
Shawnee Heights now has a losing record at 14-15-3. As for Olathe East, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-18 record this season.
Shawnee Heights has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Derby on the 12th. As for Olathe East, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Washburn Rural on the 12th.
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