Volleyball Preview: Upper Lake Cougars vs. Eureka Loggers
The Upper Lake Cougars will square off against the Eureka Loggers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Upper Lake finally turned things around against Lower Lake on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 25-23.
Jacqueline Marcks and Angelina Rivera were among the main playmakers for Upper Lake as the former had three digs and two aces and the latter had four kills, three blocks, and three blocks. Rivera is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now had three or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Upper Lake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Eureka was able to grind out a solid victory over McKinleyville on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 19-25, 25-18, 25-17.
Upper Lake's record is now 4-8. As for Eureka, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season.
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