Russellville hasn't had much luck against Eugene recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Russellville Indians will square off against the Eugene Eagles at 7:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Russellville is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering California just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Pintos.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 25-15.
The losing side was boosted by Kate Oligschlaeger, who had nine digs.
Even though they lost, Russellville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Eugene was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Blair Oaks.
Eugene was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-23, 25-13.
Russellville's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Eugene, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Russellville beat Eugene 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Russellville repeat their success, or does Eugene have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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