West is 5-0 against Austin-East since August of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The West Rebels will look to defend their home court against the Austin-East Roadrunners at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Tuesday, West came up short against William Blount and fell 3-1. The Rebels have struggled against the Governors recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
West started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-18, 25-17, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Austin-East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They came up short against Pigeon Forge, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Austin-East saw an underclassman step up: TaDasha Harper had 11 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Harper a new career-high in aces.
West's defeat dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Austin-East, their loss dropped their record down to 2-22.
Everything went West's way against Austin-East in their previous meeting back in August, as West made off with a 3-0 win. Does West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Austin-East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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