Eastern came tearing into Saturday's match with nine straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Tri-Central Trojans. The Comets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Trojans, too.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Eastern took both sets by at least 15 points. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-9.
Leading Eastern to victory were Savannah Smith and Katie Hendricks. Smith had five aces, while Hendricks had four digs and three aces. That's the most aces Smith has posted in her last nine games.
Eastern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive contests.
Eastern is on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 21 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season. As for Tri-Central, they dropped their record down to 1-26 with the defeat, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Eastern wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Clinton Prairie on the 12th. As for Tri-Central, they will face off against Alexandria-Monroe at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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