Volleyball Preview: Jackson Center Tigers vs. Fort Loramie Redskins
Jackson Center hasn't had much luck against Fort Loramie recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Jackson Center Tigers will challenge the Fort Loramie Redskins at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Jackson Center sitting on eight straight victories and Fort Loramie on 15.
Last Saturday, Jackson Center beat West Liberty-Salem 2-0.
Jackson Center easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-20.
Marion Local typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Fort Loramie proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Flyers.
One reason for the win was Fort Loramie's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-17, 25-13.
Fort Loramie can attribute much of their success to Katie Luthman, who had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Luthman has posted in her last ten matchups.
Jackson Center is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Fort Loramie, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Jackson Center might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Fort Loramie when the teams last played back in September. Can Jackson Center avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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