Evanston and Jackson Hole are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2021, but not for long. The Evanston Devils will square off against the Jackson Hole Broncs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Evanston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Star Valley, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Evanston was ranked eighth). Evanston came out on top in a nail-biter against Star Valley on Thursday, sneaking past 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Devils.
Evanston wouldn't go down easily and 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.
Meanwhile, everything went Jackson Hole's way against Riverton on Thursday as Jackson Hole made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Broncs have posted against the Wolverines since September 17, 2020.
Jackson Hole never let Riverton on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-21, 25-21.
Evanston is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season. As for Jackson Hole, the victory got them back to even at 13-13-1.
Everything went Evanston's way against Jackson Hole in their previous meeting back in September, as Evanston made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evanston since the squad 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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