The Jackson Day Mariners will head out to face off against the Bradford Prep Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Tuesday, Jackson Day came up short against Piedmont Community Charter and fell 3-1. The Mariners haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Jackson Day started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Bradford Prep earned a 3-1 victory over Langtree Charter on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Bradford Prep was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 21-25, 25-8, 25-19.
Bradford Prep relied on the efforts of Robyn Pando, who had ten digs and two aces, and Marcella Diaz, who had.
She wasn't the only good server: Bradford Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive contests.
Jackson Day's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Bradford Prep, their record now sits at 4-7.
Jackson Day suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Bradford Prep in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Can Jackson Day avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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