After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Silver Creek, Eastern was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Charlestown Pirates 3-2. This was payback for the Musketeers, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Eastern had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first two sets, they turned around to win the next four. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 26-28, 25-15, 25-19, 15-7.
Eastern's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Addison Smith, who hit 54.2% for 26 digs, 14 kills, and two blocks. The dominant performance also gave Smith a new career-high in blocks.
Eastern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Charlestown only served six.
Eastern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Charlestown, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 11-5 record.
Eastern will welcome Scottsburg at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastern will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive. As for Charlestown, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Salem at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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