Smoky Hill hasn't had much luck against Eaglecrest recently, but that could start to change on Monday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:30 p.m.
Smoky Hill lost 3-0 to Cherry Creek on Tuesday. The Buffaloes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-9, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Eaglecrest beat Mullen 3-1 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raptors.
Eaglecrest had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-21.
Eaglecrest's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Natalia Jarzebczyk, who had ten digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Adalyn Woodman, who had eight digs.
Eaglecrest 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 six aces in three consecutive games.
Smoky Hill's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Eaglecrest, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Smoky Hill suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Eaglecrest in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Smoky Hill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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