The Floyd Central Jaguars will take on the Taylor County Cardinals at 2:15 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Floyd Central is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Shelby Valley just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Floyd Central sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 26-28, 25-17, 22-25, 15-5.
JerriLynn Hatfield put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 20 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Floyd Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Taylor County faced Bowling Green in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Taylor County lost 3-0 to Bowling Green. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Cardinals have suffered since August 29th.
After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-22, 25-16.
Floyd Central's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Taylor County, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Floyd Central has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Taylor County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Floyd Central suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Taylor County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Taylor County's Claire Coyle, who had 15 digs and four aces. Now that Floyd Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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