The Olathe Pirates will square off against the Rangely Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Olathe is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Olathe is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 19th on Thursday. They came up short against Roaring Fork, falling 3-0.
While Olathe ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-17.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Rangely sidestepped Manila for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Rangely had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 26-28, 16-25, 27-25, 25-19, 15-11.
Olathe's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Rangely, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which somehow still isn't as good as their 14-4 record this season.
Olathe came up short against Rangely in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Olathe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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