After both having extra time off, the New Knoxville Rangers and the Jackson Center Tigers will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
New Knoxville lost 3-0 to St. Henry on Tuesday. The Rangers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-5, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Jackson Center had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Rockets as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Jackson Center was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the first set to get the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-19, 25-18.
Jackson Center found their leader in underclassman Brookeann Byrd, who had 15 digs.
New Knoxville's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Jackson Center, they pushed their record up to 7-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: New Knoxville has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Jackson Center struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
New Knoxville suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Jackson Center in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can New Knoxville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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