East Central is 1-9 against Hinckley-Finlayson since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
East Central will head out to face Hinckley-Finlayson after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. East Central fell just short of Pine City by a score of 3-2. The Eagles just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row.
East Central took Pine City into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-27, 16-25, 25-11, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Hinckley-Finlayson came up short against Rush City last Tuesday, falling 3-0.
East Central's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6-2. As for Hinckley-Finlayson, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
East Central was able to grind out a solid win over Hinckley-Finlayson in their previous matchup on September 5th, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Central 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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