The Eastern Musketeers will face off against the Crawford County Wolfpack at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Eastern will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Eastern got the win against New Washington by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Eastern took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-7, 25-8.
Eastern can attribute much of their success to Eliza Starrett, who had seven aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Starrett a new career-high in aces.
Eastern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Crawford County was able to grind out a solid victory over Cannelton on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
Crawford County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-9, 25-14, 25-16.
Eastern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Crawford County, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Eastern came up short against Crawford County when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Eastern have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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