Olathe Northwest has gone 9-1 against Lawrence recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Olathe Northwest Ravens are taking a road trip to take on the Lawrence Lions at 3:00 p.m. Lawrence took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Olathe Northwest, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Olathe Northwest made easy work of Shawnee Mission North and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Olathe Northwest was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-13, 25-15.
Alex Klukvin was the offensive standout of the game as she had seven digs and four aces. Those four aces gave her a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Olathe Northwest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lawrence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Lawrence Free State.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-22, 26-24.
Olathe Northwest is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season. As for Lawrence, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Olathe Northwest skirted past Lawrence 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. Does Olathe Northwest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lawrence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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