Anna-Jonesboro hasn't had much luck against Frankfort recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Frankfort Redbirds at 5:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Anna-Jonesboro is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of DuQuoin by a score of 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Anna-Jonesboro sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-15, 20-25, 25-23.
Despite their loss, Anna-Jonesboro saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Kansas Craig, who had seven kills, five digs, and four aces, was perhaps the best of all. That's the most aces Craig has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Brinley Corbit, who had two kills, two aces, and 16 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Anna-Jonesboro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as DuQuoin only served six.
Meanwhile, Frankfort was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Benton.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-21.
Anna-Jonesboro's record is now 9-16-2. As for Frankfort, their record is now 4-27.
Anna-Jonesboro beat Frankfort 2-0 when the teams last played on October 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for Anna-Jonesboro 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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