Volleyball Preview: Garden County Eagles vs. South Platte Blue Knights
Garden County has been on the road for five straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the South Platte Blue Knights. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Garden County is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Leyton just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost eight in a row.
Garden County started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 25-21, 25-12.
Garden County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Bre Yates, who had 11 digs and three kills, and Olivia Christiansen, who had 13 digs.
Meanwhile, South Platte came up short against Potter-Dix on Saturday and fell 2-0. The Blue Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Potter-Dix scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-19.
Garden County's defeat dropped their record down to 22-4. As for South Platte, their loss dropped their record down to 10-17.
Garden County was able to grind out a solid win over South Platte in their previous meeting on Saturday, winning 2-0. Does Garden County have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Platte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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