After flying high against Hanover last Friday, Deer Trail came back down to earth. The Deer Trail Eagles came up short against the Lone Star Longhorns on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-13, 25-20.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Julie Samate, who had 13 digs and three kills. Samate is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Megan Donovan, who had 14 digs, seven kills, and a block.
Deer Trail's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5. As for Lone Star, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Deer Trail will be playing in front of their home fans against Byers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Byers is coming into the contest with four straight victories on the road, so Deer Trail will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Lone Star, they will venture away from home to take on Idalia at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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