Comets
| vs CHS 10-8-2026 | 3-0 | W |
| vs NHS 10-7-2026 | 3-0 | W |
| vs EHS 10-5-2026 | 3-0 | W |
| vs CPHS 9-29-2026 | 3-0 | W |
| @ LCHS 9-28-2026 | 3-0 | W |
| + 6 more games |
Eastern came tearing into Thursday's matchup with 10 straight wins, and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Carroll Cougars as they made off with a 3-0 win. The Comets have not had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
The final set scores came out to 25-11, 25-9, 25-18.
Eastern had a senior duo take command as MacKenzie Appleton had 22 kills, six digs, four aces, and a solo block and Josie Odle had 28 assists, eight kills, and six digs. Another player making a difference was Savannah Smith, who had eight digs and three aces.
Despite the defeat, Carroll saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kinleigh Randle had 19 digs and five assists.
Eastern has now won 15 of their last 16 games at home. That's helped them to a 24-4 record this season. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 1-4 Clinton Central and 9-16 Carroll (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 17% over those games). As for Carroll, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-16.
As of now, neither Eastern nor Carroll have any future games scheduled.
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