Sutherland is 10-0 against Eastridge since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Sutherland Knights and the Eastridge Lancers are set to duel. Sutherland will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Sutherland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Hilton, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Sutherland was ranked seventh). Everything went Sutherland's way against Hilton on Wednesday as Sutherland made off with a 3-0 win.
While Sutherland won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-21, 28-26.
Among those leading the charge was Jamie Kotalik, who had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Sutherland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Eastridge suffered their biggest defeat since September 17th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Pittsford.
Sutherland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4-1 record this season. As for Eastridge, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
Sutherland took their victory against Eastridge in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sutherland since the team 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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