It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles dukes it out withthe Birdville Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Argyle is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
On Friday, everything went Argyle's way against Ryan as Argyle made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Argyle took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-8, 25-14.
Argyle's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Makenna Gregory, who had two aces. The dominant performance gave Gregory a new career-high in aces.
Argyle couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.5% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 28.2% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 35.8%.
Meanwhile, Birdville unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 3-0 to Colleyville Heritage. The Hawks have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-21, 25-21.
Argyle's win was their 31st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 33-5. As for Birdville, their defeat dropped their record down to 25-7.
Argyle was able to grind out a solid victory over Birdville in their previous meeting on October 4th, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Argyle 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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