On Thursday, Jackson-Reed faced MacArthur in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Jackson-Reed Tigers walked away with a 2-0 victory over the MacArthur Mammoths. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers who have now won five contests in a row.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Jackson-Reed took both sets by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-15.
Jackson-Reed had a senior duo take command as Ida Steinberg had four aces and 13 assists and Danielle Wallace had 11 digs. That's the most aces Steinberg has posted in her last six matches.
Jackson-Reed couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 42.3% of their attack attempts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as MacArthur only posted a hitting percentage of 8.7%.
Jackson-Reed pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for MacArthur, they moved to 11-5 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Jackson-Reed will play host again on Monday to welcome Maret, where the match is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. As for MacArthur, they are on the road again on Monday to play Archbishop Carroll at 5:00 p.m. MacArthur is facing Archbishop Carroll at the right time seeing as Archbishop Carroll is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.
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