On Saturday East will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. After both having extra time off, they and the Streetsboro Rockets will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 1:00 p.m.
East came up short against Our Lady of the Elms on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Dragons in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost four in a row.
The final score came out to 25-7, 25-7, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Streetsboro entered their tilt with Cloverleaf on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Colts 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Rockets have posted against the Colts since September 17, 2020.
While Streetsboro won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 27-25, 25-21.
Streetsboro can attribute much of their success to Katie Blythe, who had 16 digs and two aces. Blythe is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
East's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Streetsboro, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season.
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