On Friday, Eureka faced Jefferson City in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Eureka Wildcats walked away with a 2-0 win over the Jefferson City Jays. The victory was familiar territory for the Wildcats who have now won six matchups in a row.
Eureka easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-19.
Eureka can attribute much of their success to Harper Highfill, who had five digs and three aces.
When it comes to explaining why Jefferson City lost, don't look at Aydia Mayotte. Despite the final result, she had ten digs. Mayotte is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 16 games she's played dating back to last season.
Eureka is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for Jefferson City, they moved to 19-5 with that defeat, which also ended their 13-game winning streak.
Eureka has already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Logan-Rogersville on the 12th. As for Jefferson City, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Lutheran on the 12th.
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