Volleyball Game Preview: San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy Eagles vs. Merkel Badgers

San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy has gone a perfect 5-0 against Merkel recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Eagles will face off against the Badgers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Tuesday, San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Jim Ned and fell 3-2. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.

San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 20-25, 25-16, 25-22, 17-15.

Meanwhile, Merkel came up short against Sweetwater on Saturday and fell 3-1. The Badgers haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

The final score came out to 25-16, 21-25, 25-23, 25-23.

Merkel now has a losing record of 12-13. As for San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 18-8.

Everything went San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy's way against Merkel when the teams last played on September 9th, as San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.