The Canyon Eagles will challenge the Eagle Mountain Knights on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Canyon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Fabens with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Canyon took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-9.
Among those leading the charge was Alainna Bellino, who had four digs and two aces. She has been hot for a while, having also posted 13 or more assists the last 21 times she's played.
Meanwhile, Eagle Mountain waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Patriots , sneaking past 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Eagle Mountain who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 23-25, 25-13, 17-25, 15-11.
Eagle Mountain got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lexi Nichols out in front who had 19 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlotte Adams, who had three aces and 22 assists.
Eagle Mountain kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Canyon has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-13 record this season. As for Eagle Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 29-18.
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