Jefferson lost against Hedgesville back in September and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Cougars came up short against the Eagles, falling 3-0. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Jefferson was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-22, 25-17.
Liv Mercer paced Jefferson's offense, picking up eight kills. Mercer also shared the team's lead in assists with Aven Thorn: they picked up 11 each. Thorn was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Gillian Sykes was a one-woman wrecking crew For Hedgesville. as she had nine digs and two aces. The dominant performance also gave Sykes a new career-high in assists (23).
Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 8-16-3. As for Hedgesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 31-3-3 record this season.
Jefferson has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against East Hardy on the 16th. As for Hedgesville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Philip Barbour on the 18th.
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