Jacobs has gone 7-2 against Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Jacobs Golden Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Central Rockets at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Jacobs beat Hononegah 2-0.
Jacobs never let Hononegah on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Central waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Warriors.
Central had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 27-25, 25-22.
Central can attribute much of their success to Brianna Gritzman, who had 12 digs. Gritzman is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Jacobs' win bumped their record up to 7-12. As for Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Jacobs came up short against Central when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Jacobs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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