The Skyline Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Bonneville Lakers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Skyline got the win against Herriman by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Skyline took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-11, 25-13.
Skyline couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.5% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 25.8% earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 38%.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bonneville had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Pirates.
Bonneville got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 22-25, 25-18, 30-28.
Skyline's win was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-2. As for Bonneville, their victory bumped their record up to 10-13.
Skyline was able to grind out a solid win over Bonneville in their previous meeting back in November of 2014, winning 3-1. Does Skyline have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bonneville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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