The Bryant Hornets will take on the Jonesboro Hurricane at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Bryant sitting on six straight victories and Jonesboro on three.
Bryant is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Baptist Prep, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Bryant was ranked ninth). Bryant came out on top against Baptist Prep by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
Bryant had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 14-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-20.
Bryant's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Breanna Williamson, who had 19 digs, and Lynnli Mcdonald, who had eight digs. Williamson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Jonesboro hadn't done well against Cabot recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Jonesboro walked away with a 3-1 win over Cabot.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 15-25, 25-23.
Bryant's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-6-1. As for Jonesboro, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Bryant beat Jonesboro 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. Does Bryant have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jonesboro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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