Volleyball Preview: Cypress Falls Eagles vs. Stratford Spartans
The Cypress Falls Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Stratford Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with nine defeats in a row, Cypress Falls finally turned things around against Northbrook on Friday. They put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Eagles have posted since September 3rd.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cypress Falls was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-4, 25-6.
Cypress Falls can attribute much of their success to Haley Buchanan, who had ten digs and two aces. Buchanan is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Cypress Falls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 12 matchups.
Meanwhile, Stratford entered their tilt with Cy-Fair on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Bobcats.
Stratford's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Cy-Fair between 14 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-17.
Cypress Falls' victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-24. As for Stratford, they pushed their record up to 27-2 with the win, which was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Cypress Falls was able to grind out a solid victory over Stratford when the teams last played back in October of 2019, winning 3-1. Does Cypress Falls have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stratford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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