Volleyball Preview: Northeast Dubois Jeeps vs. Shoals Jug Rox
Northeast Dubois is 9-1 against Shoals since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Northeast Dubois Jeeps will head out on the road to square off against the Shoals Jug Rox at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Tuesday, Northeast Dubois came up short against South Knox and fell 3-1. The Jeeps have struggled against the Spartans recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-23, 20-25, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Shoals didn't have quite enough to beat Loogootee on Friday and fell 3-2. The Jug Rox have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Shoals took Loogootee into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-17, 23-25, 21-25, 15-11.
Even though they lost, Shoals was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Northeast Dubois' loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Shoals, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Northeast Dubois took their victory against Shoals in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeast Dubois since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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