The Olathe East Hawks will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Blue Valley Southwest Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Olathe East didn't have quite enough to beat Lawrence Free State and fell 3-2. While the Hawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Firebirds 26-24 in the first set.
Olathe East took Lawrence Free State into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-15, 25-18, 21-25, 15-7.
Olathe East might have lost, but man, Kate Wright was a machine: she had 22 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Malasy Sakounlaphoum, who had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, Blue Valley Southwest waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Wildcats. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Timberwolves have posted since September 3rd.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-10, 25-19.
Olathe East's loss dropped their record down to 11-20. As for Blue Valley Southwest, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 29-5 record this season.
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