The Eastview Lightning will venture away from home to face off against the Farmington Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastview is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Eastview is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Burnsville just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Blaze by a score of 3-2.
Eastview actually scored more points across those five sets (108-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-27, 10-25, 25-21, 15-11.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Tizita Getman, who had 15 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Ava Montanez, who had 17 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Eastview was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Farmington duked it out withLewiston-Altura on Saturday. Farmington came out on top against Lewiston-Altura by a score of 2-0. The win was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Farmington's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Lewiston-Altura between 17 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-17.
Eastview now has a losing record at 15-16. As for Farmington, their victory bumped their record up to 10-13-2.
Eastview beat Farmington 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastview since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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