Volleyball Preview: Eagle Valley Devils vs. Delta Panthers
The Eagle Valley Devils will venture away from home to take on the Delta Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Eagle Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Rifle as Eagle Valley made off with a 3-0 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Devils as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
A big factor in the win was Eagle Valley's feisty defense: they held Rifle to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Delta posted their biggest win since November 4, 2023 on Saturday. They blew past Summit 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
One reason for the win was Delta's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-15, 25-14.
Eagle Valley's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Delta, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.
Eagle Valley came up short against Delta in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, falling 3-1. Can Eagle Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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