The Eagleton College & Career Academy Royals's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Jellico Blue Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Eagleton College & Career Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Cosby and fell 3-2.
Eagleton College & Career Academy wouldn't go down easily and took Cosby into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-17, 19-25, 25-10, 15-11.
Even though they lost, Eagleton College & Career Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Jellico lost 3-0 to Washburn on Tuesday. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-17, 25-7.
Eagleton College & Career Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-21 record this season. As for Jellico, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Eagleton College & Career Academy took their victory against Jellico in their previous meeting on September 10th by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eagleton College & Career Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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