On Tuesday, Eagle faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Eagle Mustangs fell just short of the Centennial Patriots by a score of 3-2. The Mustangs' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Eagle took Centennial into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 15-25, 16-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Defeat or not, Eagle got some senior leadership from Sarah Janish and Grace Tommasini. Janish had 11 digs and two aces, while Tommasini had seven digs and 16 assists.
Even though they lost, Eagle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 11.6.
Eagle's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 16-3. As for Centennial, their record is now 17-3-1.
Eagle will venture away from home to take on Owyhee at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Owyhee is coming into the contest with four straight victories at home, so Eagle will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Centennial, they will head out to face off against Mountain View at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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