Volleyball Preview: New Castle Trojans vs. Jay County Patriots
New Castle is 3-0 against Jay County since October of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The New Castle Trojans and the Jay County Patriots are set to duel. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
New Castle took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They blew past Frankton 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: New Castle took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-11, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Jay County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Daleville on Monday.
Jay County took Daleville into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-19, 25-18, 13-25, 15-13.
New Castle has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Jay County, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-10.
New Castle was able to grind out a solid victory over Jay County in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Castle 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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