A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars faces off against the Mill Valley Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Shawnee Mission Northwest: they have been struggling with eight straight losses at home, while Mill Valley has snatched up nine consecutive wins on the road.
Last Thursday, Shawnee Mission Northwest came up short against Olathe Northwest and fell 3-1. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Ravens 25-22 in the first set.
Shawnee Mission Northwest started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Mill Valley faced Blue Valley West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Mill Valley fell 2-0 to Blue Valley West. Mill Valley's loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Mill Valley was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-23.
Shawnee Mission Northwest's defeat dropped their record down to 11-14-1. As for Mill Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 27-4.
Shawnee Mission Northwest came up short against Mill Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Shawnee Mission Northwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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