Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology waltzed into their contest on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Justice Wolves. For the Colonials, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 defeat the Wolves walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology wouldn't go down easily and took Justice into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21, 23-25, 23-25, 18-16.
Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology can attribute much of their success to Calvin Lieu, who had 14 digs and three aces. Lieu has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times he's played.
Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Abdullah Sufyan and Zayan Khurshid certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Sufyan had 11 digs, while Khurshid had four digs, three blocks, and two kills. The dominant performance gave Khurshid a new career-high in blocks.
Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology pushed their record up to 8-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Justice, they moved to 10-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology is on the road again on Wednesday to play Annandale at 7:00 p.m. As for Justice, they will venture away from home to take on Lewis at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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