Jefferson is 9-1 against DeSoto since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Jefferson Blue Jays will face off against the DeSoto Dragons at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Jefferson got the win against Herculaneum by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Jays.
The win didn't come easy: Herculaneum scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-9, 25-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jefferson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mady Barbagallo, who had ten digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Hueter, who had seven digs and 13 assists.
Meanwhile, everything went DeSoto's way against Herculaneum on Tuesday as DeSoto made off with a 3-0 victory.
DeSoto never let Herculaneum on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-11, 25-13.
Jefferson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for DeSoto, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-11-4.
Jefferson beat DeSoto 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2020. Does Jefferson have another victory up their sleeve, or will DeSoto turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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