After both having extra time off, the Shoals Jug Rox and the North Daviess Cougars will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Shoals will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Wood Memorial, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Jug Rox blew past the Trojans 3-0 on Wednesday. The game was the first time the Jug Rox have beaten the Trojans on their court since September 6, 2019.
One reason for the win was Shoals' just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-17, 25-12.
Meanwhile, North Daviess came into Wednesday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Dugger Union on Wednesday as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
North Daviess was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-19, 25-18.
North Daviess' win bumped their record up to 12-16. As for Shoals, their victory bumped their record up to 22-4.
Shoals beat North Daviess 3-1 when the teams last played back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Jug Rox 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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