With a playoff game on the line, Jennings County rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Jasper Wildcats. This was payback for the Panthers, who suffered a 2-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Jennings County walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-17, 22-25, 25-20.
Mallory Manowitz went supernova for Jennings County, getting 16 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Manowitz has posted since back in September.
When it comes to explaining why Jasper lost, don't look at Haley Atkins. Despite the final result, she had 24 digs.
Jennings County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season. As for Jasper, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 23-11 record.
After both having extra time off, Jennings County and Roncalli will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Roncalli will roll in looking for their 33rd straight win, something Jennings County surely won't give up without a fight. Jasper does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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