Skyview is 5-0 against Eagle since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. Skyview will be strutting in after a win while Eagle will be coming in after a loss.
Skyview is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Rocky Mountain, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Skyview was ranked second). Everything went Skyview's way against Rocky Mountain on Tuesday as Skyview made off with a 3-0 victory.
Skyview's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Rocky Mountain between 15 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-17, 25-15.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Skyview to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elizabeth Bower, who had nine digs, three kills, three blocks, and three aces. The dominant performance gave Bower a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Bellamie Beus, who had 12 kills, six digs, and a block.
Meanwhile, Eagle came up short against Owyhee on Wednesday and fell 3-1. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eagle was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Owyhee work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 27-25, 21-25, 25-15.
Eagle's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ellie Mcmanigal, who had 12 digs, and Sarah Janish, who had 11 digs.
Skyview pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Eagle, their loss dropped their record down to 16-4.
Everything went Skyview's way against Eagle in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, as Skyview made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Skyview repeat their success, or does Eagle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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