Volleyball Preview: Carroll Cougars vs. Eastern Comets
Carroll and Eastern are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Carroll Cougars are on the road again on Thursday to play the Eastern Comets at 6:00 p.m.
Carroll lost 3-0 to Tri-County last Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-8, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Eastern waltzed into their game on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Tigers 3-0.
Eastern's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Northwestern between 15 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-15, 25-17.
Eastern relied on the efforts of Katie Hendricks, who had 13 digs and five aces, and Savannah Smith, who had six digs and three aces. Hendricks is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Eastern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Carroll's defeat was their 22nd straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-22. As for Eastern, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
Carroll suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Eastern when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Carroll avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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