After both having extra time off, the Eastern Musketeers and the Barr-Reeve Vikings will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Eastern is coming into the contest hot, having won their last ten games.
Eastern is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Crawford County 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-15, 25-21.
Eastern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Barr-Reeve entered their tilt with Linton-Stockton on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Miners.
Barr-Reeve got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 33-31, 25-21.
Barr-Reeve got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Josie Knepp out in front who had nine digs and 21 assists. With that strong performance, Knepp is now averaging an impressive 12.1 assists per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Hallie Knepp, who had eight digs and 25 assists.
Eastern is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. As for Barr-Reeve, their win bumped their record up to 28-6.
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