The Pembroke Hill Raiders and the Shawnee Mission West Vikings are set to duel on Saturday. Shawnee Mission West took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Pembroke Hill, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Pembroke Hill beat University Academy Charter 3-1.
Pembroke Hill had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-16, 25-11, 25-13.
Pembroke Hill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last ten contests.
Meanwhile, Shawnee Mission West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Olathe Northwest. While the Vikings didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Ravens 25-22 in the first set.
Shawnee Mission West 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, 25-8, 25-11, 25-15.
Pembroke Hill's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-13-4. As for Shawnee Mission West, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-24-2.
Pembroke Hill beat Shawnee Mission West 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Pembroke Hill repeat their success, or does Shawnee Mission West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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