Jackson Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Vestavia Hills. The Raiders fell 3-1 to the Rebels. It was the first time this season that the Raiders let down their fans at home.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-17, 25-27, 25-16.
Carson Caraway paced Jackson Academy's offense, picking up 20 kills. Caraway got some help from Lillie Henson and her 20 assists.
Vestavia Hills was led to victory by Lillie Hill and Elle Hill. Lillie had 16 digs and six assists, while Elle had seven digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Elle a new career-high.
Jackson Academy's loss dropped their record down to 18-6-1. As for Vestavia Hills, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-4.
Jackson Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Slidell on the 13th. As for Vestavia Hills, they are taking a road trip to take on Auburn at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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