Osawatomie was the 2-1 winner over Iola when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The Trojans took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs on Tuesday.
Osawatomie was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Iola work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 28-26.
Madison Hampson paced Osawatomie's offense, picking up five kills. Hampson got some help from Lexie Palmer and her 12 assists. Palmer was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Leading Iola to victory were Kashyn Curry and Dally Curry. Kashyn had 18 digs, while Dally hit 61.5% for 16 kills and 18 digs and one assist. That's the most digs Dally has posted over her last ten contests.
Osawatomie has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last ten matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-21 record this season. As for Iola, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-23.
Coincidentally, Osawatomie and Iola will both be playing Jayhawk Linn the next time they take the court. The Mustangs will head out to face the Jayhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, while the Trojans will play them later in the day, at 6:00 p.m.
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