Shawnee Mission South has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Olathe Northwest Ravens at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shawnee Mission South and Shawnee Mission West met for a duel on Saturday where Shawnee Mission South came out on top. Shawnee Mission South won by a set and slipped past Shawnee Mission West 2-1.
Shawnee Mission South had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 27-25, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Olathe Northwest beat Lawrence 2-0 on Saturday.
Olathe Northwest never let Lawrence on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-17.
Olathe Northwest can attribute much of their success to Alex Klukvin, who had six digs and two aces.
Shawnee Mission South is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season. As for Olathe Northwest, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-13.
Shawnee Mission South came up short against Olathe Northwest when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Shawnee Mission South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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