Jackson-Reed is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bullis. The Jackson-Reed Tigers lost 3-0 to the Bullis Bulldogs. It was the first time this season that the Tigers let down their fans at home.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 27-25, 25-23.
Jackson-Reed's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Danielle Wallace, who had 12 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Wallace has posted in her last six contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Elianette Escalera, who had 11 kills and six digs.
Jackson-Reed's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-3. As for Bullis, the win was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-1.
Jackson-Reed will face off against McKinley Tech at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Bullis, they will head out to challenge National Cathedral at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bullis is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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