Volleyball Game Preview: Eastview Lightning vs. Prior Lake Lakers

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 5:36am

Volleyball Preview: Eastview Lightning vs. Prior Lake Lakers

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Eastview is 1-8 against Prior Lake since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Eastview Lightning will challenge the Prior Lake Lakers at 7:00 p.m.

Eastview is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Monday. They came up short against Eagan, falling 3-0.

While Eastview ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-17, 25-19.

Despite their loss, Eastview saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Katelyn Molitor, who had 24 digs, was perhaps the best of all. Molitor is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 18 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tizita Getman, who had 15 digs and two aces.

Meanwhile, Prior Lake made easy work of Burnsville on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lakers.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-14, 25-18.

Eastview's defeat dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Prior Lake, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-6.

Eastview suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Prior Lake in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Eastview avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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