There's no place like home for Eagle Mountain, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Krum Bobcats on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Knights also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Eagle Mountain never let Krum on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-17, 25-18.
Eagle Mountain was led to victory by Brooke Lacewell and Lexi Nichols. Lacewell had 24 kills and 12 digs, while Nichols had 26 digs and two aces. Lacewell has been hot recently, having posted nine or more kills the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Bill, who had five digs, a kill, and 24 assists.
Eagle Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive games.
Eagle Mountain's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-17. As for Krum, the loss snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 23-13 record.
Eagle Mountain will head out to face off against Burkburnett at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Eagle Mountain is facing Burkburnett at the right time seeing as Burkburnett is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Krum, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Springtown at 4:30 p.m. Springtown will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Krum surely won't give up without a fight.
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