Volleyball Preview: St. Joseph Catholic Bruins vs. Jackson Academy Raiders
St. Joseph Catholic hasn't had much luck against Jackson Academy recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
St. Joseph Catholic will head out to face Jackson Academy after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. St. Joseph Catholic lost 3-0 to Hartfield Academy. The shutout was out of character for the Bruins seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-18, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Jackson Academy faced Madison-Ridgeland Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Jackson Academy fell 3-1 to Madison-Ridgeland Academy. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-22, 19-25, 25-18.
Even though they lost, Jackson Academy 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 five aces in three consecutive matchups.
St. Joseph Catholic now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Jackson Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-9-3.
St. Joseph Catholic suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Jackson Academy in their previous matchup back in August. Can St. Joseph Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
