Jennings County had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They put the hurt on the Batesville Bulldogs with a sharp 3-0 win on Saturday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Panthers also won the last time the pair played back in September.
One reason for the win was Jennings County's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 25-19, 25-16.
Leading Jennings County to victory were Mallory Manowitz and Lydia Martin. Manowitz had seven digs and two aces, while Martin had four digs. That's the most aces Manowitz has posted in her last seven contests.
Jennings County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Batesville only served six.
Despite the loss, Batesville still got an impressive performance from Ava Walsman, who had seven digs and two aces.
Jennings County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season. As for Batesville, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 27-5.
Jennings County will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Jasper at 4:00 p.m. Jasper will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Jennings County surely won't give up without a fight. Batesville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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