Volleyball Game Preview: Liberty Common Eagles vs. Eaton Reds

By Team Reports Oct 11, 2024, 10:16pm

Volleyball Preview: Liberty Common Eagles vs. Eaton Reds

Suggested Video

Liberty Common is 0-8 against Eaton since September of 2016 but things could change on Tuesday. The Liberty Common Eagles will look to defend their home court against the Eaton Reds at 6:30 p.m.

Liberty Common is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Brush, falling 3-0.

Meanwhile, Eaton put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Chatfield as Eaton made off with a 3-0 victory.

The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, 25-23.

Eaton can attribute much of their success to Evie Gavette, who had 18 digs and two aces, and Lila Dejager, who had five aces and 15 assists. Gavette is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.

Eaton 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 eight aces in 11 consecutive matchups.

Liberty Common's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Eaton, they pushed their record up to 15-0 with the win, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Liberty Common might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Eaton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Liberty Common avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps