The Olathe West Owls will face off against the Garden City Buffaloes at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Olathe West will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Last Saturday, Olathe West beat Gardner-Edgerton 2-0.
While Olathe West won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-17.
Olathe West couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 30% earlier this season, but in their last ten contests they've averaged 38.4%.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Garden City rose to the challenge on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Demons. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Buffaloes.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Garden City who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 21-25, 25-22.
Garden City's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kate Mcdonald, who had 17 digs, and Josslynn George, who had two aces and 16 assists.
Olathe West's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 31-4. As for Garden City, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-14 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Olathe West has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Garden City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Olathe West came up short against Garden City when the teams last played back in September of 2018, falling 2-0. Can Olathe West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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