Volleyball Preview: Mapletown Maples vs. Jefferson-Morgan Rockets
Mapletown has gone 8-2 against Jefferson-Morgan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mapletown Maples will face off against the Jefferson-Morgan Rockets at 6:00 p.m.
Mapletown lost 3-0 to West Greene on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Maples in their matchups with the Pioneers: they've now lost three in a row.
After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 25-11, 25-17.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Jefferson-Morgan, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They blew past Avella 3-0 on Thursday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-18, 25-21.
Jefferson-Morgan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
Mapletown's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Jefferson-Morgan, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Mapletown has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Jefferson-Morgan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mapletown took their win against Jefferson-Morgan in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mapletown 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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