Eastern came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the New Washington Mustangs. The Musketeers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Mustangs, too.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Eastern took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-7, 25-8.
Eastern can attribute much of their success to Eliza Starrett, who had seven aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Starrett a new career-high in aces.
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 six aces in seven consecutive contests.
Eastern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for New Washington, they dropped their record down to 7-17 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eastern will host Crawford County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for New Washington, they will welcome Crothersville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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