Eastern had already won ten in a row and they went ahead and made it 11 on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Piketon Redstreaks 3-2. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Redstreaks, too.
Eastern was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-103), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 21-25, 17-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Piketon's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Aubrey Heath, who had 12 digs, and Abrial Johnson, who had 11 digs.
Eastern pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Piketon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Eastern will square off against Oak Hill at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Piketon, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Westfall at 7:00 p.m.
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