After flying high against Meyer last Friday, Valley Mills came back down to earth. The Valley Mills Eagles took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bruceville-Eddy Eagles on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Valley Mills of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Valley Mills started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-22.
Even though they lost, Valley Mills was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.
Valley Mills' defeat dropped their record down to 17-17. As for Bruceville-Eddy, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-12.
Valley Mills will head out to challenge Bosqueville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Bosqueville is coming into the contest with three straight victories at home, so Valley Mills will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Bruceville-Eddy, they will take on Moody at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Bruceville-Eddy is facing Moody at the right time seeing as Moody is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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