Volleyball Preview: Rowlett Eagles vs. Wylie Pirates
Rowlett is 0-10 against Wylie since October of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Rowlett Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Wylie Pirates at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rowlett came up short against Sachse on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Rowlett was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Sachse's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-18.
Meanwhile, after a string of 18 wins, Wylie's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Wylie East by a score of 3-2. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Raiders 25-21 in the first set.
Wylie took Wylie East into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-22, 20-25, 16-14.
Even though they lost, Wylie was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive matchups.
Rowlett's defeat dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Wylie, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 27-7.
Rowlett might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Wylie in their previous meeting back in September. Can Rowlett avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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