The Parkway Central Colts will challenge the Parkway West Longhorns at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Parkway West took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Parkway Central, who comes in off a win.
Parkway Central barely beat Affton the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Colts blew past the Cougars 3-0 on Tuesday. The win was familiar territory for the Colts, who have now won three matches in a row.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The final score came out to 26-24, 26-24, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Parkway West didn't have quite enough to beat Rockwood Summit on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Parkway West sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-27, 25-12, 23-25, 15-11.
Parkway Central pushed their record up to 17-5-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Parkway West, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Parkway Central has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Parkway West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Parkway Central took their win against Parkway West when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Colts have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Longhorns turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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