The Eureka Tornadoes are taking a road trip to challenge the St. Mary's-Colgan Panthers at 9:00 p.m. on Monday. Eureka is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Eureka sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Sedan.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Eureka got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 26-24, 23-25, 25-12.
Eureka's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Arabella Shepherd, who had 15 digs, five aces, and two kills. Those five aces gave Shepherd a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Miller, who had 19 digs, two aces, and a kill.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's-Colgan had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Lancers with a sharp 3-0 victory. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Panthers yet this season.
St. Mary's-Colgan's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Southeast between 16 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17, 25-18.
Eureka's record now sits at 7-24. As for St. Mary's-Colgan, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-18 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
