Volleyball Recap: Jefferson Takes a Loss

After flying high against Clint on Tuesday, Jefferson came back down to earth. The Silver Foxes came up short against the Montwood Rams on Friday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Silver Foxes in their meetings with the Rams: they've now lost five in a row.

Jefferson was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-12, 25-22.

Yazmin May paced Jefferson's offense, picking up five kills. May got some help from Jayme Rojas and her 19 assists. Finally, May was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high four blocks.

Montwood was led to victory by Raelyn Reyes and Isabella Meneses. Reyes had nine digs and two assists, while Meneses had eight digs and two assists. That's the most assists Meneses has posted over her last six matches. Alessandra Oropeza also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.

Jefferson now has a losing record of 7-8. As for Montwood, the victory (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 19-3.

Coming up, Jefferson will be playing at home against Austin at 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Montwood, they will venture away from home to take on Eastlake at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. This will be the Rams' first chance to prove their worth in the conference.