Piketon and Eastern are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Piketon Redstreaks will head out on the road to square off against the Eastern Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Piketon finally turned things around against Paint Valley on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Bearcats.
A big factor in the win was Piketon's feisty defense: they held Paint Valley to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-22, 25-17.
Piketon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Eastern entered their tilt with South Gallia on Thursday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They put the hurt on the Rebels with a sharp 3-0 win.
The victory didn't come easy: South Gallia scored at least points in every set. The final score came out to 25-6, 25-16, 25-15.
Eastern can attribute much of their success to Aubrey Quillen, who had 14 digs.
Piketon's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8. As for Eastern, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Piketon has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Eastern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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