Volleyball Preview: Smith County Owls vs. Eagleville Eagles
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Owls dukes it out withEagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Smith County is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Stone Memorial just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 3-2.
Smith County wouldn't go down easily and took Stone Memorial into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Eagleville waltzed into their match on Monday with 22 straight wins... but they left with 23. They put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Eagleville'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 25-21, 25-20, 25-13.
Smith County's loss dropped their record down to 17-12. As for Eagleville, they pushed their record up to 39-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road.
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