Lafayette is 1-9 against Jamestown since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lafayette Rams will head out to square off against the Jamestown Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lafayette is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Tabb, falling 3-0.
Meanwhile, Jamestown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bruton. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 25-9 in the first set.
Jamestown started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 9-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-19.
Jamestown's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kira Van Deusen, who had 15 digs and four aces, and Senah Drazdowski, who had eight digs and 11 assists. Van Deusen is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Jamestown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive contests.
Lafayette's loss dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Jamestown, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8-1.
Lafayette suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Jamestown when the teams last played back in September. Can Lafayette avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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