The St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Jackson Prep Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Saturday, St. Andrew's Episcopal didn't have quite enough to beat Crockett County and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, Jackson Prep had already won two in a row, and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Bobcats.
Jackson Prep was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-102), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 14-25, 23-25, 25-21, 15-11.
Carson Mallard had an outrageously good game as she had 29 digs.
Jackson Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in 14 consecutive contests.
St. Andrew's Episcopal dropped their record down to 1-15 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Jackson Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
St. Andrew's Episcopal suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Jackson Prep in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can St. Andrew's Episcopal avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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