The East Hall Vikings will face off against the Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Hall is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, East Hall came up short against Commerce and fell 2-0.
East Hall was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Monroe Area hadn't done well against Eastside recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Monroe Area walked away with a 3-1 victory over Eastside.
The final score came out to 25-23, 17-25, 25-19, 25-22.
Monroe Area can attribute much of their success to Savannah Esco, who had 17 digs.
Monroe Area was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches.
East Hall's loss dropped their record down to 9-25. As for Monroe Area, the win got them back to even at 17-17.
East Hall came up short against Monroe Area when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can East Hall avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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