Volleyball Preview: Eastern Comets vs. Northwestern Tigers
Eastern hasn't had much luck against Northwestern recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Eastern Comets' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Northwestern Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Northwestern took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Eastern, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, everything went Eastern's way against Elwood as Eastern made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Eastern was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-13, 25-10.
Eastern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Northwestern came up short against Southwood on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-9, 25-9.
Eastern's victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-4. As for Northwestern, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-11.
Everything went Eastern's way against Northwestern in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Eastern made off with a 3-0 win. Does Eastern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northwestern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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