Jefferson has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Herculaneum Black Cats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Jefferson challenged Hillsboro on Tuesday. Jefferson had just enough and edged Hillsboro out 3-2.
Jefferson wouldn't go down easily and took Hillsboro into a fifth set where they got it done with a 11-point win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 15-4.
Meanwhile, Herculaneum can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They came out on top against Lift for Life Academy by a score of 2-0.
Herculaneum never let Lift for Life Academy 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, 25-17.
Jefferson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Herculaneum, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-13-1.
Jefferson was able to grind out a solid victory over Herculaneum in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-0. Does Jefferson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Herculaneum turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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