Deer Trail is 0-10 against Elbert since October of 2015 but things could change on Saturday. The Deer Trail Eagles will challenge the Elbert Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Friday, everything went Deer Trail's way against Bethune as Deer Trail made off with a 3-0 win.
Deer Trail was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the second set to get the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 26-24, 25-14.
Deer Trail was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Elbert narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Kiowa 3-2.
Elbert took Kiowa into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 27-29, 18-25, 28-26, 15-8.
Deer Trail's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-4. As for Elbert, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Deer Trail might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Elbert when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Deer Trail avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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