Volleyball Preview: Travelers Rest Devildogs vs. Eastside Eagles
After both having extra time off, the Travelers Rest Devildogs and the Eastside Eagles will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Travelers Rest took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They had just enough and edged Greenville H out 3-2.
Travelers Rest took Greenville H into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-19, 21-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Eastside faced Riverside in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Eastside won by a set and slipped past Riverside 3-2.
Eastside was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 19-25, 25-27, 25-21, 15-8.
Travelers Rest's win bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Eastside, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.
Travelers Rest came up short against Eastside in their previous matchup back in September, falling 2-0. Can Travelers Rest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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