Volleyball Preview: Purdy Eagles vs. Blue Eye Bulldogs
After both having extra time off, the Purdy Eagles and the Blue Eye Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blue Eye took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Purdy, who comes in off a win.
Purdy took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Southwest by a score of 3-1.
Purdy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Blue Eye was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Galena.
Blue Eye was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-23, 25-13.
Purdy's victory bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Blue Eye, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11-1.
Purdy came out on top in a nail-biter against Blue Eye in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Purdy 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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