The Waynesville Spartans's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Eaton Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Waynesville and Archbishop Alter met for a duel on Saturday where Waynesville prevailed. Waynesville was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Archbishop Alter.
While Waynesville won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-12, 25-19.
Among those leading the charge was Ella Deaton, who had four digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Waynesville 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 seven aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Eaton had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past the Lumberjacks 3-0. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Eaton never let Oakwood on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-23, 25-13.
Eaton had a senior duo take command as Lyli Collier had eight digs and three aces and Charlee Ruebush had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Collier has posted since back in August.
Waynesville's win bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Eaton, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Waynesville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Eaton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Waynesville might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Eaton when the teams last played on October 3rd. Can Waynesville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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