Volleyball Preview: Jonesboro Hurricane vs. Bryant Hornets
Jonesboro has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to take on the Bryant Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jonesboro will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Cabot, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Jonesboro walked away with a 3-1 win over Cabot on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-18, 15-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Bryant faced Baptist Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Bryant came out on top against Baptist Prep by a score of 3-1. The victory was nothing new for the Hornets as they're now sitting on six straight.
Bryant had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 14-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-20.
Bryant can attribute much of their success to Breanna Williamson, who had 19 digs, and Lynnli Mcdonald, who had eight digs. Williamson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Jonesboro's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5. As for Bryant, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6-1.
Jonesboro came up short against Bryant in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Williamson, who had 29 digs and two aces. Now that Jonesboro knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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