Volleyball Preview: Niceville Eagles vs. Chiles Timberwolves
Niceville hasn't had much luck against Chiles recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Niceville Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Chiles Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, everything went Niceville's way against Crestview as Niceville made off with a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-20, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Chiles waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Lions 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-23, 25-8.
Chiles' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Holly Sanders, who had nine digs and four aces. Sanders is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 16 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Joyner, who had eight digs and four aces.
Joyner wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Chiles was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Niceville's record is now 15-2. As for Chiles, their win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Niceville suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Chiles in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Niceville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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