Jackson County hasn't had much luck against York Institute recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Jackson County Blue Devils will be playing at home against the York Institute Dragons at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jackson County took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They skirted past Monterey 3-2.
Jackson County was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (102-99), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 16-25, 18-25, 25-17, 15-13.
Jackson County can attribute much of their success to Macee Conner, who had 15 digs, three aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Conner has posted in she last 11 contests.
Jackson County kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least ten blocks in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, York Institute made easy work of Monterey two weeks ago and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant York Institute was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-15, 25-14.
Jackson County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-13 record this season. As for York Institute, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Jackson County came up short against York Institute in their previous matchup on September 3rd, falling 3-1. Will Jackson County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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