Volleyball Preview: Chatfield Chargers vs. Eaton Reds
The Chatfield Chargers will square off against the Eaton Reds at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Chatfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Arvada West, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Chatfield was ranked 18th). Chatfield fell just short of Arvada West by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday.
Chatfield actually scored more points across those five sets (103-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 12-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Eaton put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Strasburg 3-0.
Eaton never let Strasburg on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-8, 25-16.
Eaton's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Evie Gavette, who had 14 digs and two aces. Gavette is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lila Dejager, who had six aces and 12 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Eaton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Chatfield's loss dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Eaton, their victory was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0.
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