Volleyball Preview: Castleberry Lions vs. Eagle Mountain Knights
The Castleberry Lions will take on the Eagle Mountain Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Castleberry has struggled recently with 11 defeats in a row, while Eagle Mountain will arrive with three straight victories.
It was a proper cat-fight when Castleberry challenged Krum on Tuesday. Castleberry came up short against Krum, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-6, 25-13.
Springtown typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Eagle Mountain proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Porcupines by a score of 3-1.
Eagle Mountain had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-22, 25-22, 29-27.
Charlotte Adams and Taylor Bill were among the main playmakers for Eagle Mountain as the former had ten digs and 21 assists and the latter had two aces and 26 assists. Bill is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 16 every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Nichols, who had 18 digs.
Castleberry's loss dropped their record down to 10-18. As for Eagle Mountain, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 23-17 record this season.
Castleberry might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Eagle Mountain in their previous meeting back in September. Can Castleberry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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