Volleyball Preview: Jonesboro Hurricane vs. North Little Rock Charging Wildcats
The Jonesboro Hurricane are on the road again on Thursday to play the North Little Rock Charging Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. North Little Rock took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Jonesboro, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, Jonesboro beat Nettleton 3-1.
Jonesboro had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-15, 25-19, 25-9.
Mackenzie Hicks was the offensive standout of the contest as she had six digs and 13 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Jonesboro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, North Little Rock was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Conway.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-18.
Jonesboro's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-6. As for North Little Rock, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Jonesboro took their victory against North Little Rock when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jonesboro since the squad 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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