The Jackson Center Tigers will square off against the Russia Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jackson Center is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
On Monday, Jackson Center sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over New Knoxville.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Jackson Center got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 17-25, 25-22, 20-25, 15-11.
Jackson Center found their leader in underclassman Brookeann Byrd, who had 17 digs.
Meanwhile, Russia lost 3-0 to Coldwater on Saturday.
Russia was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-23, 25-7.
Kourtney Phlipot put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had nine digs.
Jackson Center has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Russia, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Jackson Center has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Russia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Jackson Center might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Russia in their previous meeting back in August. Will Jackson Center have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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