The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds are taking a road trip to square off against the North Daviess Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastern Greene is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Last Monday, Eastern Greene came up short against Bedford North Lawrence and fell 3-1.
Eastern Greene started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-19.
Meanwhile, everything went North Daviess' way against North Central on Tuesday as North Daviess made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-13, 25-15.
Elayna Smith was the offensive standout of the game as she had eight digs.
North Daviess was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last six contests.
Eastern Greene's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-14. As for North Daviess, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Eastern Greene has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like North Daviess struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Eastern Greene took their win against North Daviess in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern Greene since the squad 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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