The Pine Creek Eagles will face off against the Loveland Red Wolves at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday. Pine Creek is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
Pine Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Monarch 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Pine Creek was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-15, 25-15.
Among those leading the charge was Saydie Rexroth, who had three digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Loveland faced Mountain Vista in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Red Wolves won by a set and slipped past the Golden Eagles 3-2.
Loveland took Mountain Vista into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 23-25, 27-25, 25-20, 21-25, 15-11.
Loveland's victory bumped their record up to 20-5. As for Pine Creek, their win bumped their record up to 19-6.
Pine Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Loveland in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, winning 3-1. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Red Wolves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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