Volleyball Preview: Capital Golden Eagles vs. Skyview Hawks
Capital hasn't had much luck against Skyview recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Golden Eagles faces off against the Skyview Hawks at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Skyview is hoping to do what Borah couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Capital's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Capital was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Borah. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Golden Eagles have posted since September 26th.
Capital's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Borah between 17 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Skyview faced Eagle in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Skyview put the hurt on Eagle with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Hawks who have now won three games in a row.
Skyview was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-19, 25-19.
Bellamie Beus had an outrageously good game as she had 19 kills, 11 digs, and a block. Beus is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least six every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Elizabeth Bower, who had 15 digs, six kills, and two aces.
Capital has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9-1 record this season. As for Skyview, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4.
Capital suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Skyview in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Can Capital avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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