The Eastside Eagles will face off against the Boiling Springs Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
Eastside is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Dorman, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Eastside was ranked fourth). Eastside lost 3-0 to Dorman on Wednesday. The Eagles have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as their game on Wednesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-22, 25-14.
Even though they lost, Eastside kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Boiling Springs entered their tilt with James F. Byrnes on Wednesday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They came out on top against the Rebels by a score of 3-1.
Boiling Springs walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-14, 25-19, 20-25, 25-20.
Boiling Springs' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Coleman Wheatley, who had a kill, a block, and 34 assists, and Brady Gilmore, who had 13 digs and two aces. Wheatley is on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 15 or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season.
Eastside's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Boiling Springs, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Eastside has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Boiling Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Eastside was able to grind out a solid win over Boiling Springs when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. Will Eastside repeat their success, or does Boiling Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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