Volleyball Preview: Eagle Mustangs vs. Owyhee Storm
Eagle is 8-1 against Owyhee since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Eagle Mustangs will take on the Owyhee Storm at 6:30 p.m.
Eagle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Eagle was ranked sixth). Eagle fell just short of Centennial by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Mustangs' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Eagle wouldn't go down easily and took Centennial into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 16-25, 16-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Owyhee entered their tilt with Skyview on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Hawks out 3-2.
Owyhee took Skyview into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-16, 15-25, 25-19, 15-8.
Eagle's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 16-3. As for Owyhee, they pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Eagle came up short against Owyhee in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Eagle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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