East Jackson won the last time they faced Franklin County, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The East Jackson Eagles narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Franklin County Lions 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was East Jackson who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 20-25, 15-11.
East Jackson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive contests.
East Jackson has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Franklin County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.
East Jackson is on the road again on Tuesday to play Prince Avenue Christian at 6:30 p.m. As for Franklin County, they will challenge Hart County at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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