The Jonesboro Hurricane's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Baptist Prep Eagles at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Jonesboro sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Wynne.
Jonesboro had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-19, 19-17.
Meanwhile, Baptist Prep faced Cabot in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Baptist Prep walked away with a 2-0 victory over Cabot.
Baptist Prep never let Cabot on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17.
Jonesboro is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Baptist Prep, their record now sits at 22-7-1.
Jonesboro came up short against Baptist Prep in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Jonesboro avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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