Volleyball Preview: Burkburnett Bulldogs vs. Eagle Mountain Knights
The Burkburnett Bulldogs's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Eagle Mountain Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Burkburnett finally turned things around against Bridgeport on Tuesday. They blew past the Bulls 3-0.
While Burkburnett won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 26-24, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Eagle Mountain got the win against Krum on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Eagle Mountain never let Krum on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-17, 25-18.
Eagle Mountain can attribute much of their success to Brooke Lacewell, who had 24 kills and 12 digs, and Lexi Nichols, who had 26 digs and two aces. Lacewell is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had nine or more in the last ten games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlotte Adams, who had six digs and 19 assists.
Eagle Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive contests.
Burkburnett's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-16. As for Eagle Mountain, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-17 record this season.
Burkburnett suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Eagle Mountain when the teams last played back in September. Will Burkburnett have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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