The Jones Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Rockport-Fulton Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Rockport-Fulton took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Jones, who comes in off a win.
Jones will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Sinton, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Trojans came out on top against the Pirates by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now won three in a row.
Jones was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-23, 23-25, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Rockport-Fulton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Calhoun. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Sandcrabs 25-19 in the first set.
Rockport-Fulton started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-16, 25-14, 25-13.
Jones' victory bumped their record up to 33-5. As for Rockport-Fulton, their loss dropped their record down to 16-12.
Jones skirted past Rockport-Fulton 3-2 when the teams last played last Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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