Southern and Eastern are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2020, but not for long. The Southern Tornadoes will take on the Eastern Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Southern took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over St. Joseph Central.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Southern took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-4, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Eastern waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Falcons.
In the three sets Eastern was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-15, 23-25, 25-12, 25-14.
Addi Well had a dynamite game for Eastern, getting 18 digs and three aces. Well is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 16 games she's played dating back to last season.
Eastern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Southern has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Eastern, they pushed their record up to 16-8 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
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