Jefferson is 0-3 against Barneveld since September of 2021 but things could change on Saturday. The Jefferson Eagles will take on the Barneveld Eagles at 8:30 a.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Jefferson narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Whitewater 3-2.
Jefferson had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first two sets, they turned around to win the next four. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-17, 15-8.
Meanwhile, everything went Barneveld's way against Juda on Tuesday as Barneveld made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Barneveld was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-11, 25-9.
Jefferson's record is now 6-12. As for Barneveld, they pushed their record up to 8-6 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Jefferson came up short against Barneveld when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Jefferson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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