Volleyball Game Preview: Udall Eagles vs. West Elk Patriots

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 5:30am

Volleyball Preview: Udall Eagles vs. West Elk Patriots

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Udall has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the West Elk Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Udall will be strutting in after a win while West Elk will be coming in after a defeat.

Last Saturday, it was close, but Udall sidestepped Cunningham for a 2-1 victory.

Udall was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (65-64), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-19, 25-21.

Udall can attribute much of their success to Leah Sade, who had nine digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Sade a new career-high in aces.

Meanwhile, West Elk came up short against Neodesha on Thursday and fell 2-0. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Blue Streaks: they've now lost five in a row.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-13.

Udall's win bumped their record up to 4-15. As for West Elk, they now have a losing record at 9-10.

Udall came up short against West Elk in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Udall avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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