Eagan is 9-1 against Eden Prairie since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Eagan Wildcats will be staying on the road to face off against the Eden Prairie Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Eagan is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Lakeville South, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Eagan was ranked fourth). Eagan took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lakeville South on Saturday.
Eagan was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Eden Prairie waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a set and slipped past the Spuds 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Eden Prairie who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 17-25, 15-13.
Eagan's loss dropped their record down to 19-5. As for Eden Prairie, their victory bumped their record up to 14-12.
Eagan was able to grind out a solid win over Eden Prairie in their previous meeting on Friday, winning 2-0. Does Eagan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eden Prairie turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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