Volleyball Preview: DeSoto Dragons vs. Jefferson Blue Jays
DeSoto hasn't had much luck against Jefferson recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The DeSoto Dragons will welcome the Jefferson Blue Jays at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
On Tuesday, everything went DeSoto's way against Herculaneum as DeSoto made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dragons.
DeSoto never let Herculaneum on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-11, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Jefferson got the win against Herculaneum on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The victory didn't come easy: Herculaneum scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-9, 25-12.
Jefferson's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mady Barbagallo led the charge by getting ten digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Hueter, who had seven digs and 13 assists.
DeSoto's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-11-4. As for Jefferson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
DeSoto came up short against Jefferson when the teams last played back in September of 2020, falling 2-0. Can DeSoto avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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