Volleyball Preview: Eastbrook Panthers vs. Oak Hill Golden Eagles
The Eastbrook Panthers will face off against the Oak Hill Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastbrook will be strutting in after a victory while Oak Hill will be coming in after a loss.
Eastbrook took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Elwood 3-0. The contest marked Eastbrook's most dominant win of the season so far.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Eastbrook was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-14, 25-14.
Braylin Ailstock went supernova for Eastbrook, getting six digs and two aces. Ailstock is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted nine or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Eastbrook was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Oak Hill came up short against Eastern on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Golden Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Oak Hill came into the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 16-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-21.
Eastbrook's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7. As for Oak Hill, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Eastbrook skirted past Oak Hill 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Eastbrook repeat their success, or does Oak Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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