Jay is 8-2 against Pensacola Christian Academy since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Jay Royals will venture away from home to face off against the Pensacola Christian Academy Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Jay comes in on eight and Pensacola Christian Academy on three.
Last Tuesday, Jay made easy work of Milton and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Jay was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the first set to get the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-15, 25-13.
Meanwhile, everything went Pensacola Christian Academy's way against Full Life Christian Academy on Thursday as Pensacola Christian Academy made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Pensacola Christian Academy was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-14, 25-8.
Natalie Jones was the offensive standout of the game as she had five aces and four digs. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in aces.
Pensacola Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 28 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 16 aces in five consecutive matches.
Jay's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for Pensacola Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Jay hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.8 blocks per game. It's a different story for Pensacola Christian Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 0.5. Given Jay's sizable advantage in that area, Pensacola Christian Academy will need to find a way to close that gap.
Jay skirted past Pensacola Christian Academy 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2020. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jay since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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