The Parkway Central Colts are taking a road trip to take on the Northwest Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Parkway Central is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Parkway Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Parkway South, who was ranked 18th at the time (Parkway Central was ranked 12th). The Colts were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Patriots on Monday.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Northwest came up short against Rockwood Summit on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Rockwood Summit scored at least 21 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21.
Northwest's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-1. As for Parkway Central, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
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