Jamestown is 9-1 against Bruton since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Jamestown Eagles will head out to face off against the Bruton Panthers at 6:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, Jamestown didn't have quite enough to beat New Kent and fell 3-2. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jamestown started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 22-25, 25-13, 25-16, 15-7.
Despite the defeat, Jamestown got top-tier performance from Kira Van Deusen, who had 28 digs. Van Deusen is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Jamestown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Bruton duked it out withTabb on Wednesday. Bruton came out on top against Tabb by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Bruton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-14, 25-9, 25-16.
Jamestown's loss dropped their record down to 10-7-1. As for Bruton, their victory bumped their record up to 15-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Jamestown hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 9.1 blocks per game. However, it's not like Bruton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Jamestown was able to grind out a solid win over Bruton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jamestown 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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