The V.R. Eaton Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Southlake Carroll Dragons at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. V.R. Eaton will be strutting in after a win while Southlake Carroll will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, V.R. Eaton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Keller Central. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
V.R. Eaton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 23-25, 25-16, 25-22, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Southlake Carroll faced Keller in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Southlake Carroll took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Keller. While the Dragons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Indians 25-23 in the first set.
Southlake Carroll started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 26-24, 25-19, 26-24.
Southlake Carroll's defeat came about despite a quality game from Lauren St. Charles, who had 15 digs.
V.R. Eaton's win bumped their record up to 24-13. As for Southlake Carroll, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-10.
V.R. Eaton came up short against Southlake Carroll when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can V.R. Eaton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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