Eastside hasn't had much luck against North Marion recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Rams will square off against the Colts at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Eastside turned things around against Hawthorne on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Hornets with a sharp 3-0 victory. The Rams not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since September 11th (when they won 3-0).
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-19, 25-13.
Kayana Mickens
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Eastside relied on the efforts of Kayana Mickens, who had 11 assists and two aces, and Taylor Flowers, who hit 71.4% for six kills and 11 aces and two assists. That's the most aces Mickens has posted since back in September.
They weren't the only good servers: Eastside was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 36 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Marion, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against Hawthorne on Wednesday as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant North Marion was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-11, 25-9.
Eastside's record now sits at 4-19. As for North Marion, their record is now 9-12.
Eastside suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to North Marion in their previous matchup back in September. Can the Rams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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