On Thursday, Evanston faced Star Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Evanston Devils came out on top in a nail-biter against the Star Valley Braves , sneaking past 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Devils also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Evanston took Star Valley into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-11, 13-25, 23-25, 15-12.
Kyan Lawlar paced Evanston's offense, picking up 26 kills. Lawlar got some help from
Jaylie Critchfield and her 45 assists.
Star Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Camryn Mackey and Mylie Webb. Mackey had 13 digs and two aces, while Webb had four digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Webb a new career-high.
Evanston has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season. As for Star Valley, they dropped their record down to 13-20 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Evanston has already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Jackson Hole on the 26th. As for Star Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Riverton on the 26th.
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