Jackson Academy faced Hartfield Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Raiders came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 3-1. Winning may never get old, but the Raiders sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Jackson Academy walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-23, 16-25, 25-15.
Darby Horn
| 09/04/25 @ Hartfield Academy | 21 |
| 08/30/25 vs True North Classical Academy | 12 |
| 08/30/25 vs Bolles | 15 |
| 08/30/25 vs Seacrest Country Day | 17 |
| 08/29/25 vs Steinbrenner | 8 |
| + 18 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jackson Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Darby Horn, who had 21 assists and 15 digs. With that strong performance, Horn is now averaging an impressive 12.1 assists per game. Lillie Henson was another key player, getting eight digs and two aces.
Jackson Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matches.
Hartfield Academy's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Logan Swan, who had 20 digs and two aces. Swan has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Vega, who had seven digs and two aces.
Jackson Academy's record now sits at 18-4-1. As for Hartfield Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-3.
Coming up, Jackson Academy will head out on the road to take on Lamar at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hartfield Academy, they have already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Madison-Ridgeland Academy on the 6th.
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