Volleyball Preview: Hattiesburg Tigers vs. Jim Hill Tigers
Hattiesburg has gone 5-0 against Jim Hill recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Hattiesburg will be strutting in after a win while Jim Hill will be coming in after a loss.
Last Monday, Hattiesburg was able to grind out a solid victory over Columbia, taking the game 3-1.
Hattiesburg had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-19, 25-10, 25-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hattiesburg to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tia Washington, who had seven aces. The dominant performance gave Washington a new career-high in aces.
Hattiesburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Jim Hill lost 3-0 to West Jones two weeks ago.
Hattiesburg's win bumped their record up to 11-13. As for Jim Hill, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.
Everything went Hattiesburg's way against Jim Hill in their previous matchup back in August as Hattiesburg made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hattiesburg 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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