The John Jay Wolves will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Nanuet Golden Knights at 4:30 p.m.
The Wolves are coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: the Patriots, who were ranked 13th in their home state at the time (the Wolves were ranked 15th). The Wolves fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Wolves were not able to get on the board.
While the Wolves were not able to win a set, they sure kept things interesting: every set was decided by exactly two points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23.
Meanwhile, Nanuet got the win against Nyack two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0.
Nanuet never let Nyack on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17, 25-23.
Having lost for the first time this season, the Wolves fell to 10-1-2. As for Nanuet, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-6-1.
Everything went John Jay's way against Nanuet when the teams last played back in September of 2019, as John Jay made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for John Jay 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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