Eastern came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Taylor Titans. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 2-0 last Saturday.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Eastern took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-14, 25-5.

Savannah Smith
09/25/25 vs Taylor | 4 |
09/22/25 @ Frankton | 3 |
09/18/25 @ Clinton Central | 1 |
09/16/25 vs Wabash | 1 |
09/11/25 vs Tri-Central | 6 |
Leading Eastern to victory were Lauren Hendricks and Savannah Smith. Hendricks had eight aces and six digs, while Smith had ten assists and four aces. That's the most aces Smith has posted over her last five matches.
They weren't the only good servers: Eastern was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Eastern's victory bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Taylor, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-17.
Eastern didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Lewis Cass on the 29th. Taylor has also already played their next matchup (against Delphi Community), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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