Cor Jesu Academy has won four straight games at home, while Jackson has won four straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Cor Jesu Academy Chargers will host the Jackson Fighting Indians at 9:20 p.m.
Cor Jesu Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Mater Dei, who was ranked third at the time (Cor Jesu Academy was ranked 21st). Cor Jesu Academy took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mater Dei on Saturday.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Jackson sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Eureka on Thursday.
Jackson was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 22-25, 22-25, 29-27, 15-13.
Cor Jesu Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Jackson, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 30-6 record this season.
Cor Jesu Academy came up short against Jackson when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can Cor Jesu Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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