On Thursday, Eagle faced Rocky Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Eagle Mustangs walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies. For the Mustangs, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 loss the Grizzlies walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 27-25, 23-25, 25-23.
Eagle's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ellie Mcmanigal, who had 20 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Mcmanigal a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Smith, who had eight digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Eagle 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 five aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Rocky Mountain's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Katelynn Morrison, who had 14 digs and 23 assists, and Sophie Tanner, who had 14 digs.
With the victory, Eagle broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 17-5. As for Rocky Mountain, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 20-8 record this season.
Eagle will face off against Boise at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eagle is facing Boise at the right time seeing as Boise is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Rocky Mountain, they will challenge Mountain View at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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