The East Palestine Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Waterloo Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Palestine will be strutting in after a victory while Waterloo will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, everything went East Palestine's way against Valley Christian as East Palestine made off with a 3-0 win.
East Palestine was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-21, 25-19.
East Palestine was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Waterloo came up short against Lake on Saturday and fell 3-1. While the Vikings didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Blue Streaks 25-20 in the first set.
Waterloo started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-9, 25-18, 25-13.
East Palestine's victory bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Waterloo, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: East Palestine has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12 aces per game. However, it's not like Waterloo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
East Palestine was able to grind out a solid win over Waterloo in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Palestine since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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