Thompson Valley has won four straight games at home, while Berthoud has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Eagles will welcome the Spartans at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Thursday. Thompson Valley put the hurt on Wellington with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-15, 26-24.
If Roosevelt wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Berthoud, they should've done a better job of containing Bella Shelton. The Spartans had just enough and edged out the Roughriders 3-2 on Thursday with plenty of help from Shelton, who had 28 digs and four assists. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 11.1 digs per game.
Berthoud had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 23-25, 25-17, 26-24, 15-10.
Thompson Valley better focus on containing Addison Patinella and Kyndall Viegut as the pair were huge in Berthoud's win. Patinella had ten digs, while Viegut had 12 kills, five digs, and one block. Those ten digs gave Patinella a new career-high.
Berthoud was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Thompson Valley's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Berthoud, their victory bumped their record up to 13-0.
Thompson Valley came up short against Berthoud in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
