Volleyball Preview: Herculaneum Black Cats vs. Jefferson Blue Jays
Herculaneum has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Jefferson Blue Jays at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Herculaneum finally turned things around against Lift for Life Academy on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Hawks.
Herculaneum never let Lift for Life Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Jefferson took on Hillsboro on Tuesday. Jefferson skirted past Hillsboro 3-2.
Jefferson wouldn't go down easily and took Hillsboro into a fifth set where they got it done with a 11-point win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 15-4.
Herculaneum's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-13-1. As for Jefferson, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Herculaneum came up short against Jefferson in their previous matchup back in September, falling 2-0. Will Herculaneum have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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