The Julian Jaguars will head out to face off against the Phillips Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Thursday, it was close, but Julian sidestepped Woodlawn for a 2-1 victory.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Julian who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 18-25, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Phillips posted their closest win since September 19, 2024 on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Englewood Stem 2-1.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (73-69) Phillips actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-23, 27-25.
Julian picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 3-4. As for Phillips, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Julian couldn't quite get it done against Phillips in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Jaguars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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