Park Hill South has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the Oak Park Northmen at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Park Hill South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: St. Michael the Archangel, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Park Hill South was ranked 16th). Park Hill South fell just short of St. Michael the Archangel by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Panthers' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Park Hill South sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-21, 23-25, 25-17, 17-25, 15-10.
Even though they lost, Park Hill South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Oak Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Central.
Park Hill South's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-8. As for Oak Park, their loss dropped their record down to 7-17-2.
Everything went Park Hill South's way against Oak Park when the teams last played back in September, as Park Hill South made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Park Hill South since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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