The Panthers will take on two teams they lost to earlier in the season this weekend while trying to end their two-game losing streak.

The Panthers lost their opening matches this season to Morehead State and Eastern Kentucky at home, while Morehead State has won the last nine match-ups and Eastern Kentucky has won the last eight times against Eastern.

The Panthers enter the weekend at 8-17 overall and 5-9 in the Ohio Valley Conference and they are facing tough competition this weekend, according to Eastern head coach Kate Price.

She said the team has the fundamentals to win and snap their losing streak.

The Morehead State Eagles are 18-5 overall and a perfect 13-0 in league play, while the Eastern Kentucky Colonels look to improve on their 11-13 overall and 6-7 conference record.

Morehead State is on pace to win their second consecutive league championship, so the Panthers will be in for a fight on Friday night.

In the two teams’ last meeting, three Panthers nailed nine kills apiece, but they were swept in three matches to give Morehead another OVC victory.

The Panthers’ dynamic duo, sophomore Reynae Hutchinson and junior Emily Franklin, scored a combined 35 kills against Eastern Kentucky in the last match.

The Panthers look to snap a recent two-match losing streak when the Panthers travel to the Bluegrass State to battle league-leader Morehead State and rival Eastern Kentucky on Friday and Saturday, with first serves set for 6 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.

Lenny Arquilla can be reached at 581-7944 or [email protected]