Jackson-Reed has gone 10-0 against McKinley Tech recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Jackson-Reed Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the McKinley Tech Trainers at 10:00 a.m.
Jackson-Reed is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Bullis, who was ranked third at the time (Jackson-Reed was ranked sixth). Jackson-Reed lost 3-0 to Bullis on Friday. It was the first time this season that the Tigers let down their fans at home.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 27-25, 25-23.
Despite their loss, Jackson-Reed saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Danielle Wallace, who had 12 digs and two aces, was perhaps the best of all. That's the most aces Wallace has posted in her last six matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Elianette Escalera, who had 11 kills and six digs.
Meanwhile, McKinley Tech earned a 2-0 victory over Coolidge last Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trainers.
McKinley Tech easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-18.
Jackson-Reed's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-3. As for McKinley Tech, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Jackson-Reed was able to grind out a solid win over McKinley Tech in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Jackson-Reed repeat their success, or does McKinley Tech have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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