Jefferson City waltzed into their contest on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Smith-Cotton Tigers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Jays also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2024.
Jefferson City had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-23, 25-19, 26-24.
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Jefferson City's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Taylor Fann, who had 12 digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Fann a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alayna Maloney, who had ten digs and two aces.
When it comes to explaining why Smith-Cotton lost, don't look at Piper Cantrell. Despite the final result, she had 24 digs. Addison Cooley also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
Jefferson City now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Smith-Cotton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5-1.
Coming up, Jefferson City will head out on the road to challenge Rolla at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Smith-Cotton, they will be playing at home against Warrensburg at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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