Eagle Valley won the last time they faced Steamboat Springs, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Eagle Valley Devils put the hurt on the Steamboat Springs Sailors with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Devils.
A big factor in the win was Eagle Valley's feisty defense: they held Steamboat Springs to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-16, 25-14.
Among those leading the charge was Lizzy Martin, who had ten digs.
Eagle Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Steamboat Springs still got an impressive performance from Maizey Bringuel, who had 20 digs. Bringuel has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more digs the last eight times she's played.
Eagle Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Steamboat Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Eagle Valley will challenge Battle Mountain at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Battle Mountain will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Eagle Valley surely won't give up without a fight. As for Steamboat Springs, they will take on Summit at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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