Eastern hasn't had much luck against Jackson-Reed recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Ramblers will head out to square off against the Tigers at 6:15 p.m.
Eastern is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: School Without Walls, who was ranked seventh at the time (Eastern was ranked 14th). The Ramblers took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Penguins on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Jackson-Reed waltzed into their matchup on Monday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Jackson-Reed was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-2.
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Jackson-Reed, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Eastern came up short against Jackson-Reed in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 2-0. Can the Ramblers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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