Volleyball Game Preview: Jacksonville Cardinals vs. Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs

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Previous Games

10/10/24 - Away	3-0 W
09/17/24 - Home	3-0 W
10/12/23 - Home	3-0 W
09/19/23 - Away	3-0 W
10/13/22 - Away	3-0 W
+ 5 more games

Jacksonville is a perfect 10-0 against Northside - Jacksonville since November of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Cardinals will look to defend their home court against the Monarchs at 5:30 p.m. Jacksonville will be strutting in after a victory while Northside - Jacksonville will be coming in after a defeat.

On Tuesday, Jacksonville got the win against Southwest Onslow by a conclusive 3-0. The win continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Stallions: they've now won nine in a row.

While Jacksonville won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-14, 25-15.

Northside - Jacksonville kicked off their season on the road on Monday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell just short of Southwest Onslow by a score of 3-2. Sadly, the loss continues a streak the team started last season, making it six in a row.

Northside - Jacksonville actually scored more points across those five sets (103-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-21, 23-25, 25-22, 13-25, 15-10.

Jacksonville will need to focus on slowing down Alaana Mack, one of several Northside - Jacksonville players who made an impact when they last played. She had 11 digs and two aces.

Everything went Jacksonville's way against Northside - Jacksonville in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Jacksonville made off with a 3-0 victory. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Monarchs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.