Jersey and Marquette Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but not for long. The Panthers will challenge the Explorers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Jersey will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Highland, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Panthers had just enough and edged out the Bulldogs 2-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Jersey who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 23-25, 25-19.
Mylie Ramirez
| 10/14/25 vs Highland | 14 |
| 10/19/24 vs Carlinville | 12 |
| 10/10/24 vs Roxana | 10 |
| 09/25/25 vs Triad | 9 |
| 09/24/24 vs Highland | 8 |
Jersey got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Mylie Ramirez out in front who had 14 digs and one assist. Those 14 digs gave Ramirez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Russell, who had ten digs and two assists.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Marquette Catholic sidestepped Granite City for a 2-1 win.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Marquette Catholic got the one that really mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 22-25, 25-21.
Jersey's record now sits at 16-10. As for Marquette Catholic, their record is now 17-14.
Jersey was able to grind out a solid victory over Marquette Catholic in their previous matchup back in August, winning 2-0. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Explorers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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