The Park Hill South Panthers will head out to face off against the Kearney Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Park Hill South will head out to face Kearney after giving up their first home loss of the season on Monday. Park Hill South took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Belton. It was the first time this season that the Panthers let down their fans at home.
Park Hill South came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 23-25, 28-26, 26-24.
Park Hill South might have lost, but man, Avery Demint was a machine: she had 14 digs and 26 assists. Demint is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least nine every time she's taken the court this season.
Even though they lost, Park Hill South kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight blocks in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Kearney entered their tilt with Excelsior Springs on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-13, 25-10.
Jane Martens and Kira Ferris were among the main playmakers for Kearney as the former had 11 digs and the latter had eight digs.
Park Hill South's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4. As for Kearney, their record now sits at 5-3-1.
Park Hill South came out on top in a nail-biter against Kearney when the teams last played back in September of 2017, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Park Hill South since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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