The Huntsville Eagles will face off against the Prairie Grove Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Huntsville is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Prairie Grove is facing Huntsville at the wrong time: Huntsville suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 3-0 to the Lions.
Meanwhile, Prairie Grove posted their biggest victory since August 29th on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Green Forest with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Prairie Grove.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Prairie Grove took every set by at least 12 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 25-13, 25-11.
Prairie Grove had a senior duo take command as Macy Guist had eight digs and five aces and Emma Vertz had two aces and 20 assists. Vertz is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last 35 games she's played dating back to last season.
Prairie Grove was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Huntsville's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Prairie Grove, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1-1.
Huntsville suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Prairie Grove in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Huntsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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