Volleyball Recap: Eastern Picks Up 11th Consecutive Win

Comets

Previous Games

vs CHS 10-8-2026	3-0	W
vs NHS 10-7-2026	3-0	W
vs EHS 10-5-2026	3-0	W
vs CPHS 9-29-2026	3-0	W
@ LCHS 9-28-2026	3-0	W
+ 6 more games

Eastern came tearing into Thursday's matchup with 10 straight wins, and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Carroll Cougars as they made off with a 3-0 win. The Comets have not had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.

The final set scores came out to 25-11, 25-9, 25-18.

Eastern had a senior duo take command as MacKenzie Appleton had 22 kills, six digs, four aces, and a solo block and Josie Odle had 28 assists, eight kills, and six digs. Another player making a difference was Savannah Smith, who had eight digs and three aces.

Despite the defeat, Carroll saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kinleigh Randle had 19 digs and five assists.

Eastern has now won 15 of their last 16 games at home. That's helped them to a 24-4 record this season. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 1-4 Clinton Central and 9-16 Carroll (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 17% over those games). As for Carroll, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-16.

As of now, neither Eastern nor Carroll have any future games scheduled.