Lee's Summit West is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Blue Valley North. The Lee's Summit West Titans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Blue Valley North Mustangs. This was payback for the Titans, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Lee's Summit West had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-20, 25-19.
Lee's Summit West's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zoe Barnes led the charge by getting seven digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Lainee Mustain, who had 11 digs.
Despite the loss, Blue Valley North still got an impressive performance from Jaden Goldberg, who had ten digs. Goldberg is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Lee's Summit West has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Blue Valley North, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.
Lee's Summit West didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win vs. Liberty North on the 21st. Blue Valley North has also already played their next game, a 2-1 defeat against Liberty on the 21st.
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