It was a proper cat-fight when Jasper took on Evansville Memorial on Thursday. The Jasper Wildcats came out on top in a nail-biter against the Evansville Memorial Tigers , sneaking past 3-2. The victory was familiar territory for the Wildcats who have now won seven contests in a row.
Jasper took Evansville Memorial into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-21, 21-25, 14-25, 15-11.
Leading Jasper to victory were Haley Atkins and Carlee Rogers. Atkins had 14 digs, while Rogers had 19 kills, 15 digs, and 19 assists. Rogers is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 27 games she's played dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Evansville Memorial lost, don't look at Kendall Agler. Despite the final result, she had 19 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Maysa Lawrence, who had 14 digs.
Jasper has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Evansville Memorial, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 12-10 record.
Jasper will face off against Forest Park at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Jasper will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Evansville Memorial, they will challenge Vincennes Lincoln at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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