After flying high against Clarkrange on Monday, Jackson County came back down to earth. The Blue Devils fell just short of the York Institute Dragons by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Blue Devils were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Dragons earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
Jackson County actually scored more points across those five sets (110-108), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-20, 25-21, 14-25, 21-19.
Eva Wilson paced Jackson County's offense, picking up 19 kills. Wilson got some help from Bella Chaffin and her 43 assists. Chaffin was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Jackson County has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 15-15 record this season. As for York Institute, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-5.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Jackson County will take on rival Clay County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, York Institute is set to challenge their familiar foe Red Boiling Springs at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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