The East Palestine Bulldogs will take on the Waterloo Vikings in a tournament on Tuesday. Waterloo took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on East Palestine, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, East Palestine made easy work of Liberty and carried off a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was East Palestine's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-15, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Waterloo didn't have quite enough to beat Southeast on Thursday and fell 3-2. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Waterloo wouldn't go down easily and took Southeast into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking ten-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-12, 25-20, 14-25, 15-5.
Waterloo's defeat dropped their record down to 5-17. As for East Palestine, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: East Palestine has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 14 aces per game. However, it's not like Waterloo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
East Palestine couldn't quite get it done against Waterloo in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Will the Bulldogs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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