Jefferson Area won the last time they faced Madison, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Jefferson Area Falcons narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Madison Blue Streaks 3-2.
Jefferson Area had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 24-26, 25-18, 25-23, 15-8.
Jefferson Area was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 14 aces in four consecutive contests.
Several Blue Streaks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jadeyn Zepeda, who had 12 digs and two aces. Zepeda is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cali Hughes, who had 11 digs, six blocks, and five kills.
Jefferson Area has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Madison, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Jefferson Area didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss vs. North on the 28th. Madison has also already played their next match, a 2-1 defeat against Canfield on the 28th.
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