Jefferson is 1-8-1 against Spring Mills since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars dukes it out withthe Spring Mills Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jefferson took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Washington. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Cougars as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Spring Mills got the win against South Hagerstown on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-15, 25-20.
Spring Mills' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jayden Junkin, who had ten digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Junkin a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriella Malatt, who had two aces and 22 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Spring Mills was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Jefferson's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-13-1. As for Spring Mills, they pushed their record up to 12-10-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Jefferson has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Spring Mills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Jefferson might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Spring Mills when the teams last played back in September. Can Jefferson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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