Dover-Eyota is 1-9 against Cotter since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Dover-Eyota Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Cotter Ramblers at 7:15 p.m.
Last Thursday, Dover-Eyota didn't have quite enough to beat Lourdes and fell 3-2. Dover-Eyota has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dover-Eyota actually scored more points across those five sets (105-93), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 13-25, 25-23, 15-25, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Dover-Eyota 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 six aces in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Cotter waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Komets by a score of 3-1.
Cotter had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 25-20, 27-25.
Sydney Repinski was nothing short of spectacular: she had 32 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Dover-Eyota's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5. As for Cotter, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Dover-Eyota has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Cotter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Dover-Eyota might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Cotter in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Dover-Eyota avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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