Jacksonville hasn't had much luck against South Central recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Jacksonville Cardinals are taking a road trip to square off against the South Central Falcons at 5:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Jacksonville wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-6, 25-18.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for South Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Everything went their way against New Bern last Tuesday as South Central made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant South Central was: they took every set by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-8, 25-16.
South Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive contests.
Jacksonville now has a losing record at 5-6. As for South Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Jacksonville hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.6 blocks per game. It's a different story for South Central, though, as they've been averaging only 1.5. Given Jacksonville's sizable advantage in that area, South Central will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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