Volleyball Preview: Jonesboro Hurricane vs. Little Rock Southwest Gryphons
Jonesboro has gone 3-0 against Little Rock Southwest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Jonesboro Hurricane's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Little Rock Southwest Gryphons at 5:00 p.m. Jonesboro will be strutting in after a victory while Little Rock Southwest will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, Jonesboro had just enough and edged Westside out 2-1.
Jonesboro had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-14, 15-10.
Jonesboro relied on the efforts of Erynn Waleszonia, who had 11 digs, and Mackenzie Hicks, who had six digs, three kills, and two aces. The dominant performance gave Hicks a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Little Rock Southwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Bryant.
The match finished with set scores of 25-2, 25-10, 25-2.
Jonesboro is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Little Rock Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Jonesboro took their win against Little Rock Southwest when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jonesboro since the squad 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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