Staley faced Lee's Summit North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Falcons took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Broncos. The Falcons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Broncos apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Staley 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 23-25, 30-28, 25-17, 27-25.
Nathan Fuksa paced Staley's offense, picking up 12 kills. Fuksa got some help from Lawson Stuhlsatz and his 40 assists. Jaiden Phung and Owen Wilson kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Brayden Wilson had a dynamite game For Lee's Summit North., getting 19 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Wilson has posted since back in April of 2024.
Falcons
| 04/03/25 vs Lee's Summit North | 1-3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Central | 3-0 |
| 03/31/25 vs Northland Christian | 3-0 |
| 03/29/25 vs Webster Groves | 2-0 |
| 03/29/25 vs Howell | 1-2 |
With the defeat, Staley broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-4. As for Lee's Summit North, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-2-1.
Staley has already played their next match, a 2-1 victory against Park Hill on the 5th. As for Lee's Summit North, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Raymore-Peculiar on the 4th.
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