Evanston hasn't had much luck against Star Valley recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Evanston Devils will face off against the Star Valley Braves at 5:00 p.m. Star Valley took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Evanston, who comes in off a win.
Evanston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Big Horn, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Evanston was ranked sixth). Evanston came out on top in a nail-biter against Big Horn on Saturday, sneaking past 2-1.
Meanwhile, Star Valley entered their matchup against Green River on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Star Valley fell just short of Green River by a score of 3-2.
Star Valley actually scored more points across those five sets (107-106), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 19-25, 22-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Despite the defeat, Star Valley had strong showings from Maya Allred, who had 20 digs, and Austyn Bagley, who had nine digs and 20 assists.
Evanston is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Star Valley, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-14.
Evanston took their win against Star Valley when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Does Evanston have another victory up their sleeve, or will Star Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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