The East Jefferson Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Mt. Carmel Cubs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: East Jefferson has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Mt. Carmel will arrive with 12 straight wins.
East Jefferson is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since October 2nd on Thursday. They came up short against Chalmette, falling 3-0.
Mt. Carmel won the last time they faced Riverdale and Kyleigh Smith did her part to make sure it happened again. The Cubs blew past the Rebels 3-0 on Wednesday thanks in part to Smith, who had eight digs and five aces. She has been hot recently, having posted five or more aces the last three times she's played.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Mt. Carmel took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-13, 25-6.
Mt. Carmel's victory bumped their record up to 26-2. As for East Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 9-20.
East Jefferson might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Mt. Carmel in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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