Eastern is 2-8 against Northwest since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Eastern Eagles will host the Northwest Mohawks at 7:00 p.m.
Eastern is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Western, falling 3-0.
Eastern was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Western work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 29-27, 25-15.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Northwest sidestepped Oak Hill for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mohawks.
Northwest was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-15, 17-15.
Northwest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matches.
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Northwest, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Eastern has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Northwest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Eastern beat Northwest 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. Does Eastern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northwest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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