Mullen is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Eaglecrest is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mustangs will welcome the Raptors at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mullen will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Cherokee Trail, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Mustangs blew past the Cougars 3-0 on Thursday.
Mullen never let Cherokee Trail on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 25-19.
Chatfield came into Saturday's matchup looking for another win against Eaglecrest, but Natalia Jarzebczyk wouldn't allow it. The Raptors walked away with a 3-1 win over the Chargers on Saturday thanks in part to Jarzebczyk, who had 24 assists. She has been hot, having posted 16 or more assists the last five times she's played.
Eaglecrest walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 12-25, 26-24, 25-15.
Eaglecrest's win bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Mullen, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.
Mullen came out on top in a nail-biter against Eaglecrest when the teams last played on October 7th, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Raptors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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