Volleyball Preview: Eastern Greene Thunderbirds vs. South Knox Spartans
The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds will challenge the South Knox Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. South Knox took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Eastern Greene, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, Eastern Greene had just enough and edged Owen Valley out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Thunderbirds.
Eastern Greene took Owen Valley into a fifth set where they got it done with a 18-point win. The final score came out to 25-22, 23-25, 19-25, 25-17, 25-7.
Kierington Wyatt and Reagan Kieft were among the main playmakers for Eastern Greene as the former had nine digs and three aces and the latter had 12 digs, nine kills, and two blocks. The dominant performance gave Kieft a new career-high in blocks.
Eastern Greene 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 seven aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, South Knox came up short against Washington on Saturday and fell 2-0.
While South Knox was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the 0th set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20.
Eastern Greene is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for South Knox, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Eastern Greene has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like South Knox struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Eastern Greene came up short against South Knox when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Thankfully for Eastern Greene, Jaelyn Grumieaux (who had 23 digs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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