Volleyball Game Preview: Jonesboro Eagles vs. Evant Elks

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 10:14pm

Volleyball Preview: Jonesboro Eagles vs. Evant Elks

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Jonesboro hasn't had much luck against Evant recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Jonesboro Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Evant Elks at 4:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Jonesboro took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Oglesby 3-0.

Jonesboro was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-17, 25-12.

Meanwhile, Evant had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Hornets with a sharp 3-0 win.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Evant was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-12, 25-9.

Jonesboro's victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Evant, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season.

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