Volleyball Recap: Jefferson Cougars vs. East Hardy Cougars
There's no place like home for Jefferson, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the East Hardy Cougars 3-2. This was payback for Jefferson, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Jefferson got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-22, 23-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-10.
Leading Jefferson to victory were Aven Thorn and Graclyn Dodson. Thorn hit 85.7% for six kills17 digs and three aces, while Dodson had 11 digs. That's the most aces Thorn has posted in her last nine games.
Jefferson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Hardy only served eight.
Jefferson's record now sits at 7-22-3. As for East Hardy, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-8.
Jefferson will face off against Washington on Saturday. As for East Hardy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Tucker County on the 19th.
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