On Saturday, Jonesboro faced Southside in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Jonesboro Hurricane took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southside Mavericks. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Hurricane of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2014.
Jonesboro was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Southside work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 27-25.
Jonesboro's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Southside, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-4.
Jonesboro didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Little Rock Christian Academy on the 12th. Southside has also already played their next matchup, a 2-1 win against Brookland on the 12th.
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