Eagles Soar to Victory Over Lancers

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The Cordova Lancers volleyball team took on the visiting Vista del Lago Eagles Tuesday night in a make-up game from last week that was canceled due to the extreme weather. Cordova had a rough night as they lost in three games to Vista.

At the start of the match, the Lancers seemed to be slightly distracted and out of tune which could be due to the festivities from Homecoming week. Vista took advantage of the situation and began to capitalize on the small mistakes that Cordova was making. The Lancers trailed for most of the game but finally snapped out of their funk towards the end of the first game to stage a comeback. However, it just wasn’t enough and the Eagles squeaked by with a 23-25 win.

In the second game, Vista seemed to always be at the right place at the right time. They exploited holes in the Cordova formation and put points on the board quickly. The Lancers continued to struggle and began to make some fundamental errors that they usually have no problems with. Try as they might, Cordova couldn’t hold off Vista and fell 15-25.

Cordova showed improvement in the third game but had a hard time building up their momentum. Every time they would gain some confidence by scoring points, Vista would find some way to shut it down and jump ahead for the eventual 11-25 win.

Tuesday’s game was less about Vista’s abilities to find a way to win and more about Cordova’s inability to pull it together mentally. The Lancers are easily a more athletic, talented team than the Eagles but in order for them to string together some more wins before the end of the season, they need to recognize that they have these abilities and show it on the court.

Cordova continues Sierra Valley League action next Tuesday October 27^th on the road against Union Mine.