Eastern and Piketon are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Eastern Eagles will welcome the Piketon Redstreaks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Eastern is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
Last Thursday, Eastern got the win against South Gallia by a conclusive 3-0.
While Eastern might've won, it sure wasn't easy: South Gallia scored at least points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-16, 25-15.
Aubrey Quillen was the offensive standout of the game as she had 14 digs.
Meanwhile, Piketon had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Paint Valley 3-0 on Thursday.
A big factor in the win was Piketon's feisty defense: they held Paint Valley to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 25-22, 25-17.
Piketon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Eastern pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Piketon, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Eastern has serving mastered this season, having averaged 14.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Piketon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Eastern came out on top in a nail-biter against Piketon in their previous meeting back in September of 2020, sneaking past 3-2. Will Eastern repeat their success, or does Piketon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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