Southside is on a three-game streak of home losses, Jones a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Southside Seahawks will welcome the Jones Trojans at 6:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Southside came up short against East Carteret and fell 3-1. While the Seahawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mariners 25-19 in the first period.
Southside 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 16-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Southside saw an underclassman step up: Madilynn Moore had 20 digs and eight aces. Those eight aces gave Moore a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Elanor Davis, who had 23 digs and a kill.
Even though they lost, Southside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Jones came into Monday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Washington Montessori by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
Jones walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-19, 24-26, 25-23.
Southside's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Jones, their victory bumped their record up to 4-12.
Southside was able to grind out a solid win over Jones when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. Will Southside repeat their success, or does Jones have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
