East is on a three-game streak of home losses, Highland a 13-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The East Leopards will challenge the Highland Rams at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but likely not for long.
On Saturday, East came up short against Dixie and fell 3-1. While the Leopards didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Flyers 25-22 in the first period.
East started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Highland came up short against Alta on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Highland was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-8, 25-23.
East's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16.
East was able to grind out a solid victory over Highland in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Will East repeat their success, or does Highland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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