On Tuesday, Jefferson faced Watertown in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Jefferson Cavaliers fell just short of the Watertown Arrows by a score of 3-2. The Cavaliers' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Jefferson took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 16-25, 25-15, 16-14.
Leading Watertown to victory were Kynslee Johnson and Natalie Pearson. Johnson had 20 digs and six aces, while Pearson had 15 digs. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in aces.
Jefferson's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-2. As for Watertown, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Jefferson's road trip will continue as they head out to face Roosevelt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Watertown, they will face off against Douglas at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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