Iola lost against Paola back in September of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Iola Mustangs fell 2-0 to the Paola Panthers. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Iola was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Paola work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 28-26.
Paola's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Caylee Crawford, who had 13 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Crawford has posted in her last seven matches. Another player making a difference was Vanessa Haas, who had 11 digs.
Iola's defeat dropped their record down to 18-12. As for Paola, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 19-10 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Paola beat Iola by a score of 2-0 later that day.
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