Volleyball Recap: Eagle Wins High-Profile Match Against Rocky Mountain

By Team Reports Oct 23, 2024, 11:12am

Volleyball Recap: Eagle Mustangs vs. Rocky Mountain Grizzlies

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On Monday, Eagle faced Rocky Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Eagle Mustangs came out on top against the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies by a score of 3-1. Winning may never get old, but the Mustangs sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Eagle had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-23, 25-16, 25-15.

Leading Eagle to victory were Ellie Mcmanigal and Sarah Janish. Mcmanigal had 29 digs, while Janish had seven digs. Mcmanigal is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.

Eagle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive matches.

Eagle's victory bumped their record up to 20-5. As for Rocky Mountain, they moved to 23-9 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Eagle has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Owyhee on the 22nd. As for Rocky Mountain, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Capital on the 22nd.

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