The Big Walnut Golden Eagles will take on the Westland Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Big Walnut is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since August 28th on Tuesday. They came up short against Dublin Scioto, falling 3-0. The Golden Eagles have struggled against the Irish recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-22, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Big Walnut saw an underclassman step up: Peyton Gordon had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, Westland lost 3-0 to Hayes on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-15, 25-10.
Big Walnut's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-8. As for Westland, their loss dropped their record down to 2-17.
Everything went Big Walnut's way against Westland when the teams last played back in September, as Big Walnut made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Big Walnut 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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