The Shawnee Mission West Vikings and the Pembroke Hill Raiders are set to duel on Saturday. Shawnee Mission West is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Shawnee Mission West came up short against Olathe Northwest and fell 3-1. While the Vikings didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Ravens 25-22 in the first set.
Shawnee Mission West started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-8, 25-11, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Pembroke Hill was able to grind out a solid victory over University Academy Charter on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
Pembroke Hill had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-16, 25-11, 25-13.
Pembroke Hill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last ten matches.
Shawnee Mission West's defeat dropped their record down to 2-24-2. As for Pembroke Hill, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-13-4.
Shawnee Mission West came up short against Pembroke Hill when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Shawnee Mission West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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