Volleyball Recap: Jackson Center Tigers vs. Lehman Catholic Cavaliers
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Jackson Center had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the Lehman Catholic Cavaliers by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Tigers also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Jackson Center had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 25-15, 25-20, 25-20.
Mckinley F Reichert paced Jackson Center's offense, picking up 23 kills. Reichert got some help from
Avery Jackson and her 24 assists. Reichert also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Maryn Ludwig, racking up three apiece.
When it comes to explaining why Lehman Catholic lost, don't look at Hanna Cavanaugh. Despite the final result, she had 13 digs and two aces. Cavanaugh has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Jackson Center has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Lehman Catholic, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 14-11 record.
Jackson Center will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Shekinah Christian at 6:00 p.m. Shekinah Christian will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Jackson Center surely won't give up without a fight. Lehman Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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