Eureka has gone 10-0 against Owyhee recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Eureka Vandals will be staying on the road to face off against the Owyhee Braves at 12:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Eureka is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Pershing County, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Eureka was ranked 20th). Eureka fell just short of Pershing County by a score of 2-1 back in August. The Vandals' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Eureka started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-21, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Owyhee came up short against Carlin on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 27-25, 22-25, 25-14.
Even though they lost, Owyhee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carlin only served eight.
Eureka's record is now 10-3. As for Owyhee, their record now sits at 6-3.
Everything went Eureka's way against Owyhee when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Eureka made off with a 3-0 win. Will Eureka repeat their success, or does Owyhee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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