Volleyball Preview: Pierce City Eagles vs. Spokane Owls
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles dukes it out withthe Spokane Owls at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Pierce City is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Marionville just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Comets. The Eagles have struggled against the Comets recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-9, 17-25, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Spokane had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Bulldogs.
Spokane was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-13, 25-17.
Spokane can attribute much of their success to Hannah Evans, who had nine digs, and Chezney Lee, who had five digs.
Spokane couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 42% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Pierce City's loss dropped their record down to 21-6-1. As for Spokane, they pushed their record up to 14-8-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Pierce City might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Spokane when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Pierce City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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