Volleyball Recap: Eastern Takes Down Southwestern in a Playoff Battle

Musketeers

Previous Games

10/25/25 vs Southwestern	3-0
10/18/25 vs Crawford County	3-0
10/18/25 vs Paoli	3-0
10/16/25 vs Clarksville	3-0
10/09/25 @ West Washington	3-0
+ 9 more games

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Eastern had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past the Southwestern Rebels 3-0. The victory was familiar territory for the Musketeers, who have now won 14 contests in a row.

Eastern got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Allie Johanningsmeier out in front who had eight digs and two aces. That's the most digs Johanningsmeier has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Smith, who hit 85.7% for 12 kills and five digs, two aces, and one block.

They weren't the only good servers: Eastern was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 14 aces in three consecutive matchups.

Eastern's record now sits at 30-5. As for Southwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 20-14.

Looking ahead, after both having extra time off, Eastern and Triton Central will shake off the rust and duke it out at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Southwestern does not have any more games scheduled as of now.