Volleyball Preview: Johnson Jaguars vs. Canyon Cougars
Johnson has won seven straight games at home, while Canyon has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars faces off against the Canyon Cougars at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, Johnson made easy work of San Marcos and carried off a 3-0 win.
Johnson never let San Marcos on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-16, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Canyon got the win against San Marcos on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
Canyon never let San Marcos on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 28-26, 25-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Canyon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marlee Lightsey, who had 20 kills and seven digs. Lightsey is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 60 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Sanders, who had eight digs, two kills, and 33 assists.
Canyon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive games.
Johnson's victory bumped their record up to 33-6. As for Canyon, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-12 record this season.
Johnson came out on top in a nail-biter against Canyon when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Does Johnson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Canyon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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