The Piper Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds on Tuesday. Shawnee Heights took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Piper, who comes in off a win.
Piper is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since October 5, 2024 on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Leavenworth 2-1. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the PIONEERS recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Piper had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-23, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Shawnee Heights came up short against Blue Valley Northwest on Saturday and fell 2-0. The Thunderbirds have struggled against the Huskies recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Shawnee Heights' loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Piper, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2-1 and their overall record up to 2-8-1.
Piper couldn't quite get it done against Shawnee Heights in their previous meeting back in September of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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