Volleyball Preview: Jackson Fighting Indians vs. Lafayette Lancers
Jackson hasn't had much luck against Lafayette recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Jackson Fighting Indians' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lafayette Lancers at 3:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jackson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Cor Jesu Academy, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Jackson was ranked sixth). Jackson walked away with a 3-1 victory over Cor Jesu Academy on Tuesday.
Lafayette extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Addy Wiese. Lafayette came out on top against Eureka by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday thanks in part to Wiese, who had 21 digs. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
Lafayette was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-7, 26-28, 25-13.
Lafayette couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.4% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 4-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Jackson pushed their record up to 33-6 with the win, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lafayette, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-5 record this season.
Jackson suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lafayette in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Jackson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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