Elwood hasn't had much luck against Eastern recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Elwood Panthers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Eastern Comets at 6:00 p.m.
Elwood came up short against Tipton on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-20, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Eastern came tearing into Tuesday's match with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Gophers.
Eastern had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-23, 25-10, 25-17.
Eastern found their leader in underclassman Savannah Smith, who had 14 digs. Those 14 digs set a new season-high mark for Smith.
Eastern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Elwood's loss dropped their record down to 9-20. As for Eastern, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
Elwood suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Eastern in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Elwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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