Huntsville is 2-8 against Gravette since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Huntsville Eagles will square off against the Gravette Lions at 7:00 p.m. Huntsville is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Huntsville will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Pea Ridge, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Huntsville walked away with a 3-1 victory over Pea Ridge on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Gravette made easy work of Green Forest on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Gravette took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-7, 25-10.
Meara Russell was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had three digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Gravette was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 13.4.
Huntsville's record is now 6-7. As for Gravette, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Huntsville might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Gravette in their previous meeting back in September. Can Huntsville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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