After flying high against Blue Eye last Monday, Southwest came back down to earth. The Southwest Trojans fell 3-1 to the Jefferson Independent Day Cavaliers on Thursday. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Cavaliers recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Southwest started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-14.
Jefferson Independent Day's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lead Studer, who had 11 digs, two kills, and a block. Another player making a difference was Maggie Sutton, who had 18 digs, three aces, and a kill.
Southwest's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Jefferson Independent Day, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5-2 record this season.
Southwest has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Billings on the 27th. As for Jefferson Independent Day, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Everton on the 1st.
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