On Tuesday West Jefferson will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will square off against the Mt. Carmel Cubs at 4:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
West Jefferson is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 3rd on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to St. Mary's Dominican. The Buccaneers have struggled against the recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
While West Jefferson was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into St. Mary's Dominican's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-7, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel faced Haynes Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Mt. Carmel fell 3-1 to Haynes Academy.
Mt. Carmel was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Haynes Academy work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 15-25, 25-19, 25-21.
West Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Mt. Carmel, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-6.
West Jefferson suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mt. Carmel in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can West Jefferson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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