Eastern Greene is 0-10 against Linton-Stockton since September of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds will be staying on the road to face off against the Linton-Stockton Miners at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Eastern Greene's way against Mitchell as Eastern Greene made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-20, 25-18.
Eastern Greene found their leader in underclassman Leila Quimby, who had 17 digs.
Meanwhile, Linton-Stockton waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-16, 25-17.
Linton-Stockton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matchups.
Eastern Greene is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Linton-Stockton, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Eastern Greene has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Linton-Stockton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Eastern Greene suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Linton-Stockton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Eastern Greene avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
