The Argyle Orioles are taking a road trip to challenge the Barneveld Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Argyle took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Black Hawk. The matchup marked the Orioles' most dominant victory of the season so far.
The final score came out to 30-28, 25-18, 25-21.
Argyle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 9.2.
Meanwhile, Barneveld made easy work of Pecatonica on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-17, 25-16.
Charlize Kirk and Hannah Esch were among the main playmakers for Barneveld as the former had nine digs and the latter had 12 digs and three aces. Esch is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Argyle has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Barneveld, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Argyle came up short against Barneveld in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Argyle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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