Jefferson City has won four straight games at home, while Helias has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Jefferson City Jays will take on the Helias Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but likely not for long.
Jefferson City is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Liberty, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Jefferson City was ranked 15th). Jefferson City took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Liberty on Saturday.
While Jefferson City was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Helias beat Marshfield 2-0 on Saturday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-21.
Sophie Verslues was the offensive standout of the game as she had 13 digs.
Jefferson City has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 20-7 record this season. As for Helias, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5-1 record this season.
Jefferson City skirted past Helias 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Does Jefferson City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Helias turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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