Eastern is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Southern is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Eastern Eagles will host the Southern Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Eastern is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Waterford just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Wildcats.
While Eastern had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 18-25, 25-19, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Southern had just enough and edged Federal Hocking out 3-2 on Tuesday.
Southern was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 17-25, 18-25, 25-17, 15-6.
Eastern's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Southern, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Eastern suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Southern in their previous matchup back in September. Will Eastern have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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