Volleyball Preview: Forney Jackrabbits vs. Rockwall Yellowjackets
The Forney Jackrabbits will head out to square off against the Rockwall Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Forney lost 3-0 to Rockwall-Heath on Tuesday. The Jackrabbits haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-21, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Rockwall waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 3-1.
Rockwall 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 19-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-21.
Rockwall's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Maddie Holden, who had three digs and two aces, and Audrey St.Clair, who had 12 digs. What's more, St.Clair also posted a -100% hitting percentage, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September.
Rockwall was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive matches.
Forney's defeat dropped their record down to 24-11. As for Rockwall, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-13.
Forney suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Rockwall in their previous meeting back in September. Can Forney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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