Eagle's Landing and East Forsyth squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Eagle's Landing had to settle for second. They came up short against the East Forsyth Broncos, falling 3-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Eagles haven't been shut out since back in August.
Eagle's Landing was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-22, 25-19.
Antonella Rodriguez and Symphany Fleming certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Rodriguez had five digs and three aces, while Fleming had three digs. Rodriguez is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Eagle's Landing couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40% of their attack attempts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Forsyth only posted a hitting percentage of 12.6%.
Mataya Orth was the offensive standout of the match as she had 11 digs and two aces.
Eagle's Landing's record now sits at 33-11. As for East Forsyth, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-9 record this season.
Eagle's Landing does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Forsyth, they will face off against Perry on Saturday. Perry will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something East Forsyth surely won't give up without a fight.
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