The Milford Eagles will head out to square off against the Lakeview Vikings on Saturday. Milford is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Milford is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Holdrege just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Dusters by a score of 3-2.
Milford took Holdrege into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 18-25, 22-25, 25-19, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Milford had strong showings from Kira Schweitzer, who had 14 digs, and Shayla Rautenberg, who had 20 kills, four digs, and a block. Rautenberg has been hot for a while, having posted five or more kills the last 20 times she's played.
Meanwhile, Lakeview faced Pierce in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Lakeview walked away with a 3-1 victory over Pierce. The win was nothing new for the Vikings as they're now sitting on four straight.
Lakeview had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-22, 32-30, 25-16.
Milford's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-9. As for Lakeview, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season.
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