The Jasper Vikings will face off against the Mountain Brook Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Jasper took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Mortimer Jordan as Jasper made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Vikings have posted since August 29th.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-13, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Mountain Brook made easy work of Oak Mountain on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
A big factor in the win was Mountain Brook's feisty defense: they held Oak Mountain to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-20, 25-7.
Mountain Brook can attribute much of their success to Ella Kate Wright, who had 17 digs, and Caroline Kelley, who had 13 digs.
Mountain Brook was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 15 matches.
Jasper is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-11 record this season. As for Mountain Brook, they now have a winning record of 13-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Jasper has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Mountain Brook struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Jasper suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mountain Brook when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can Jasper avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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