Northwestern is 9-1 against Eastern since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Northwestern Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Eastern Comets at 6:00 p.m.
Northwestern lost 3-0 to Southwood on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-9, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Eastern came tearing into Monday's match with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Eastern took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-13, 25-10.
Eastern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Northwestern's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-11. As for Eastern, their victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-4.
Northwestern suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Eastern when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Northwestern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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