The Milton Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Jackson County Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Milton comes in on seven and Jackson County on 21.
Milton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Chamblee with a sharp 3-0 win.
Milton walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-20, 25-20, 25-15.
Milton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Anna Verhoff out in front who had seven digs and four aces. Verhoff is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Sofia Slavov, who had 13 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Milton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Jackson County hadn't done well against Greenbrier recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Everything went Jackson County's way against Greenbrier as Jackson County made off with a 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Greenbrier scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-8, 25-16.
Milton's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-6. As for Jackson County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 26 of their last 27 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 40-6 record this season.
Milton skirted past Jackson County 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2020. Will Milton repeat their success, or does Jackson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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