Springtown entered their contest against Eagle Mountain on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Springtown Porcupines fell 3-1 to the Eagle Mountain Knights. It was the first time this season that the Porcupines let down their fans at home.
Springtown started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-22, 25-22, 29-27.
Leading Eagle Mountain to victory were Charlotte Adams and Taylor Bill. Adams had ten digs and 21 assists, while Bill had two aces and 26 assists. Bill is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 16 every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Nichols, who had 18 digs.
Springtown's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-14. As for Eagle Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-17 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Springtown will welcome Burkburnett at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Eagle Mountain, they will be playing at home against Castleberry at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eagle Mountain has three straight victories, Castleberry has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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