Johnson hadn't done well against Brandeis recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Johnson Jaguars walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Brandeis Broncos. For the Jaguars, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 loss the Broncos walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Johnson had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-20, 26-24, 25-19.
Johnson can attribute much of their success to Alli Butrum, who had 20 digs and two aces. Butrum is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Davila, who had ten digs.
Johnson is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-15 record this season. As for Brandeis, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 17-21.
Johnson will head out to challenge SA Roosevelt at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Johnson is facing SA Roosevelt at the right time seeing as SA Roosevelt is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Brandeis, they will welcome LEE at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Brandeis will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: LEE will have lost four straight heading into Friday's matchup.
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