Capital is 0-10 against Eagle since September of 2017 but things could change on Tuesday. The Capital Golden Eagles will challenge the Eagle Mustangs at 6:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, Capital didn't have quite enough to beat Rocky Mountain and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Capital sadly wound up on the wrong side. After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 22-25, 25-14, 17-25, 15-6.
Despite the loss, Capital saw an underclassman step up: Elayna Jolly had seven aces and three digs. Jolly is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Capital was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Eagle had already won three in a row, and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Cougars.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Eagle took both sets by at least eight points. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-11.
Capital's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5-1. As for Eagle, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Capital might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Eagle in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Capital avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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