Volleyball Recap: Eagle Valley Comes Up Short

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Eagle Valley and Glenwood Springs have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Devils lost 3-0 to the Demons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Demons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 two weeks ago.

The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by exactly two points. The final score came out to 25-23, 27-25, 25-23.

Riley Weatherred paced Eagle Valley's offense, picking up 21 kills. Weatherred got some help from Ansley Hopper and her 21 assists. Cadence Aguilar controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.

Eagle Valley's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Glenwood Springs, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-2.

Coming up, Eagle Valley will take on Golden in a tournament on Friday. As for Glenwood Springs, they will head out to take on Summit at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.