Volleyball Preview: Eads Eagles vs. Walsh Eagles
The Eads Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Walsh Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Eads is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Last Saturday, Eads got the win against South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] by a conclusive 3-0.
Eads walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-7, 25-19, 25-18.
Eads was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Walsh didn't have quite enough to beat South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost four in a row.
Walsh started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 15-25, 25-22, 25-16, 15-10.
Eads pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Walsh, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Eads has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Walsh struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Eads took their win against Walsh in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eads since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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