Parsons hasn't had much luck against Paola recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Parsons Vikings will square off against the Paola Panthers at 3:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Parsons sidestepped Labette County for a 2-1 win.
Parsons 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 22-25, 25-15, 25-18.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Paola duked it out withFort Scott last Thursday. Paola put the hurt on Fort Scott with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Paola never let Fort Scott on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 27-25, 25-11.
Paola's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kinzley Meinig led the charge by getting seven digs and 22 assists. Meinig is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caylee Crawford, who had 12 digs.
Parsons pushed their record up to 13-17-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Paola, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-12 record this season.
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