Volleyball Preview: East Lake Eagles vs. Tarpon Springs Spongers
The East Lake Eagles are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Tarpon Springs Spongers at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, it was close, but East Lake sidestepped Hernando for a 2-1 win.
East Lake had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-17, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Tarpon Springs got the win against Gibbs on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spongers.
A big factor in the win was Tarpon Springs' feisty defense: they held Gibbs to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-16, 25-14.
East Lake is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Tarpon Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
East Lake took their win against Tarpon Springs when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Lake since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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