Eureka is 10-0 against Carlin since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Eureka Vandals will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Carlin Railroaders, where the match is scheduled at 5:00 p.m.
Eureka is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Pahranagat Valley just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 3-2. The Vandals have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Saturday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Eureka actually scored more points across those five sets (99-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-21, 13-25, 20-25, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Carlin posted their biggest victory since October 13, 2023 on Saturday. Everything went their way against Jackpot as Carlin made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Railroaders.
A big factor in the win was Carlin's feisty defense: they held Jackpot to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-11.
Eureka's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-4. As for Carlin, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
Eureka was able to grind out a solid win over Carlin in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. Does Eureka have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carlin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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