Eastern Hancock is 8-2 against Tri since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Eastern Hancock Royals will face off against the Tri Titans at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Eastern Hancock is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Wapahani just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 3-1 to the Raiders. The Royals haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Eastern Hancock took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-23.
Eastern Hancock's defeat came about despite a quality game from Alana Eastridge, who had 16 digs and two aces. Eastridge is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Tri lost 3-0 to Shenandoah on Wednesday. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-16, 25-21.
Eastern Hancock's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4. As for Tri, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Eastern Hancock has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Tri struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Eastern Hancock's way against Tri in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Eastern Hancock made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern Hancock since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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