On Thursday Southeastern will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will challenge the Piketon Redstreaks at 6:30 p.m. Southeastern will be strutting in after a win while Piketon will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, Southeastern was able to grind out a solid victory over Northwest, taking the game 2-0.
Southeastern was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Northwest squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-19.
Southeastern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Piketon didn't have quite enough to beat Eastern on Monday and fell 3-2.
Piketon actually scored more points across those five sets (104-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 21-25, 17-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Despite the defeat, Piketon had strong showings from Aubrey Heath, who had 12 digs, and Abrial Johnson, who had 11 digs.
Southeastern has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Piketon, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Southeastern has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Piketon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Southeastern's way against Piketon in their previous meeting on September 3rd, as Southeastern made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southeastern 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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