On Friday Eagle Valley will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. After both having extra time off, they and the Palisade Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Eagle Valley beat Delta 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 8-25, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Palisade had already won ten in a row and they went ahead and made it 11 on Thursday. They came out on top against the Red Hawks by a score of 3-1.
Palisade walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The final score came out to 25-20, 25-17, 22-25, 25-9.
Palisade found their leader in underclassman Elizabeth Snover, who had 15 digs and four aces. Snover is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Palisade was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 11 consecutive games.
Eagle Valley's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Palisade, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
Eagle Valley came up short against Palisade in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Eagle Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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