Deer Trail has won three straight games at home, while Elbert has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Eagles will host the Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. Deer Trail will be strutting in after a win while Elbert will be coming in after a loss.
Deer Trail was handed a three-set defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Kim/Branson. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since October 4, 2024.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Deer Trail got the one that really mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 21-25, 25-10, 19-25, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Elbert came up short against Kiowa on Thursday and fell 3-1. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Indians 25-17 in the first set.
Elbert 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 17-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-15.
Elbert's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Deer Trail, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
Deer Trail skirted past Elbert 3-2 when the teams last played back in September of 2024. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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