Volleyball Preview: Sweetwater Red Devils vs. Olympian Eagles
Sweetwater is 0-3 against Olympian since November of 2014 but things could change on Tuesday. The Sweetwater Red Devils will head out to challenge the Olympian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sweetwater will head into Thursday's contest after some sweet revenge against Mar Vista: Sweetwater couldn't quite topple Mar Vista on Thursday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the three-set loss they took when the two last played. Sweetwater put the hurt on Mar Vista with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Red Devils as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
A big factor in the win was Sweetwater's feisty defense: they held Mar Vista to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-19, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Olympian was able to grind out a solid victory over Southwest EC on Saturday, taking the game 2-0.
Olympian never let Southwest EC on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23.
The win got Sweetwater back to even at 9-9. As for Olympian, their record now sits at 8-17.
Sweetwater might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Olympian in their previous matchup back in September of 2018. Can Sweetwater avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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