The Western Hills Wolverines will face off against the Paul Laurence Dunbar Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Western Hills will be strutting in after a victory while Paul Laurence Dunbar will be coming in after a loss.
Western Hills is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Tates Creek, who was ranked 16th at the time (Western Hills was ranked 12th). The Wolverines were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Commodores on Tuesday.
While Western Hills won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-12, 25-23.
Shiv Patel
| 04/22/25 @ Tates Creek | 23 |
| 04/19/25 vs Ryle | 20 |
| 04/19/25 vs Oldham County | 22 |
| 04/19/25 vs Holy Cross | 19 |
| 04/19/25 vs DeSales | 8 |
| + 3 more games |
Western Hills' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Shiv Patel, who had 23 assists and two aces, and Ben Bayes, who had ten digs and one assist. That's the most assists Patel has posted over his last eight matches.
Meanwhile, Paul Laurence Dunbar came up short against Lafayette on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their meetings with the Generals: they've now lost three in a row.
Paul Laurence Dunbar's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Western Hills, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
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