Volleyball Preview: East Bladen Eagles vs. Heide Trask Titans
East Bladen is 2-7 against Heide Trask since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The East Bladen Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Heide Trask Titans at 6:00 p.m. East Bladen will be strutting in after a victory while Heide Trask will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, East Bladen finally turned things around against Pender on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Patriots 3-2.
East Bladen wouldn't go down easily and took Pender into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-13, 26-28, 15-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Heide Trask's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Whiteville by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Titans in their matchups with the Wolfpack: they've now lost eight in a row.
Heide Trask wouldn't go down easily and took Whiteville into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-20, 23-25, 24-26, 15-8.
East Bladen's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-7. As for Heide Trask, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
East Bladen came up short against Heide Trask in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can East Bladen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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