Olathe South kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Valley Northwest Huskies. The Falcons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Huskies apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Olathe South was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Blue Valley Northwest work for it, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-21, 23-25, 25-20.
Leading Blue Valley Northwest to victory were Maddie Manza and Bella Mills. Manza had 15 digs and four assists, while Mills had ten digs and three aces. Those four assists gave Manza a new career-high.
The victory got Blue Valley Northwest back to even at 1-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Olathe South will host Blue Valley North at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Blue Valley Northwest, they will be playing at home against Manhattan on Thursday.
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