Dover-Eyota is 1-9 against Cotter since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Dover-Eyota Eagles will face off against the Cotter Ramblers at 7:15 p.m.
Last Thursday, Dover-Eyota didn't have quite enough to beat Lourdes and fell 3-2. Dover-Eyota has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dover-Eyota actually scored more points across those five sets (105-93), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 13-25, 25-23, 15-25, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Dover-Eyota was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Cotter had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Komets.
Cotter had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 25-20, 27-25.
Sydney Repinski went supernova for Cotter, getting 32 digs. Repinski is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Dover-Eyota's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5. As for Cotter, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Dover-Eyota has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Cotter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Dover-Eyota might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Cotter in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Dover-Eyota avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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