George Jenkins is 0-10 against Winter Haven since September of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. George Jenkins will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Tuesday, George Jenkins got the win against Lakeland by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: George Jenkins took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-14.
George Jenkins' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sydney Morrison, who hit 80% for eight kills15 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Morrison a new career-high in hitting percentage. The team also got some help courtesy of Skyler Short, who had seven digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: George Jenkins was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Winter Haven made easy work of Frostproof on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.
The final score came out to 25-7, 25-7, 25-19.
Winter Haven's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kylie Catrett, who had 11 digs and five aces, and Camila DeJesus, who had ten digs and five aces.
George Jenkins has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Winter Haven, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.
George Jenkins suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Winter Haven in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will George Jenkins have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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