Eugene has gone 8-2 against Russellville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Eugene Eagles will take on the Russellville Indians at 10:45 a.m.
Last Tuesday, Eugene came up short against Linn and fell 3-1. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 25-21 in the first set.
Eugene started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Russellville had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Cardinals out 3-2.
Russellville took Tipton into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 19-25, 15-7.
Russellville can attribute much of their success to Paige Calvird, who had ten digs.
Russellville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 20 aces in four consecutive games.
Eugene now has a losing record at 11-12-1. As for Russellville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10-1 record this season.
Eugene skirted past Russellville 3-2 in their previous matchup last Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eugene since the squad 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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