The Jackson Polar Bears are on the road again on Thursday to play the Austintown-Fitch Falcons at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Jackson made easy work of Perry and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Jackson was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-17, 25-21.
Jackson found their leader in underclassman Morgan Rosenberry, who had 14 digs and five aces.
Jackson 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 seven aces in three consecutive games.
Cornerstone Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Austintown-Fitch proved too difficult a challenge. Everything went their way against the Patriots as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Austintown-Fitch was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-10, 25-11.
Isabella Direnzo went supernova for Austintown-Fitch, getting 18 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Direnzo has posted in her last nine matches.
Jackson's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Austintown-Fitch, their record now sits at 17-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Jackson has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Austintown-Fitch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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