Parkway South and Parkway North met for a duel on Thursday where Parkway South prevailed. The Parkway South Patriots won by a set and slipped past the Parkway North Vikings 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Patriots who have now won three matchups in a row.
Parkway South was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (99-98), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 12-25, 21-25, 15-7.
Leading Parkway South to victory were Parker Rakers and Sam McHale. Rakers had nine digs, while McHale had ten kills, nine digs, seven aces, and a block. That's the most aces McHale has posted since back in August of 2023.
Parkway South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Parkway North saw an underclassman step up: freshman Hannah Schrumpf had ten digs and five aces.
Parkway South is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-11-2 record this season. As for Parkway North, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-12-1.
Parkway South didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Eureka on the 23rd. Parkway North has also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Fort Zumwalt South on the 23rd.
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