The Jefferson City Jays are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Lutheran Cougars at 2:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jefferson City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Webb City by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 21-25, 25-20, 25-20.
Jefferson City relied on the efforts of Ella Showers, who had four digs and four aces, and Leah Heisler, who had nine digs, seven kills, and two blocks. The dominant performance gave Heisler a new career-high in blocks.
Jefferson City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lutheran entered their tilt with Ladue Horton Watkins on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Rams.
Lutheran was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-19, 27-29, 25-12.
Lutheran got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Reagan Kurtzeborn out in front who had nine digs.
Jefferson City is on a roll lately: they've won 22 of their last 25 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-7 record this season. As for Lutheran, their record now sits at 23-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Jefferson City has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Jefferson City came up short against Lutheran in their previous meeting back in October, falling 2-0. Can Jefferson City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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