After a string of 26 wins, Eagleville's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Sale Creek Panthers by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost seven in a row.
Eagleville started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 12-25, 20-25, 25-18, 25-22, 21-19.
Despite the loss, Eagleville still got an impressive performance from Macy Anderson, who had 39 digs. With that strong performance, Anderson is now averaging an impressive 10.5 digs per game.
Even though they lost, Eagleville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matches.
Sale Creek was led to victory by Karma Higgins and Enslee Norwood. Higgins had 17 digs, six kills, and a block, while Norwood had 21 kills, 17 digs, and a block. Higgins has been hot recently, having also posted 12 or more assists the last 17 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Eisa Eilertson, who had 23 kills and two blocks.
Eagleville's defeat dropped their record down to 42-3. As for Sale Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 38-7 record this season.
Eagleville has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Bledsoe County on the 15th. As for Sale Creek, they will square off against Smith County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sale Creek will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
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