With a playoff game on the line, Valley Mills rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Rosebud-Lott Cougars by a score of 3-1. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 win the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Valley Mills had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-15, 28-26.
Valley Mills was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
The victory got Valley Mills back to even at 21-21. As for Rosebud-Lott, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-15 record this season.
Valley Mills will square off against Axtell on Thursday. Axtell is coming into the game with six straight wins on the road, so Valley Mills will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Rosebud-Lott does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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