Decatur won the last time they faced Eagle Mountain, and things went their way on Friday too. The Decatur Eagles walked away with a 3-1 win over the Eagle Mountain Knights.
Decatur had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-22, 25-13, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Eagle Mountain still got an impressive performance from Brooke Lacewell, who had 15 kills, 14 digs, and two aces. Lacewell has been hot recently, having posted nine or more kills the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Nichols, who had 17 digs and a kill.
Decatur is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season. As for Eagle Mountain, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-17.
Decatur will face off against Springtown at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Springtown has won four straight at home, while Decatur won five straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Eagle Mountain, they will host Krum at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Krum will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Eagle Mountain surely won't give up without a fight.
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