The New Kent Trojans will take on the Jamestown Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
New Kent is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Grafton just ended the team's six-match winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Clippers, falling 3-0. The shutout was out of character for the Trojans seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Jamestown faced off against York on Tuesday. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Falcons. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Jamestown was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-18, 25-18.
Jamestown's win came from a few key players New Kent will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kira Van Deusen, who had 12 digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Tilley, who had 17 assists.
Jamestown was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 37 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
New Kent's loss dropped their record down to 15-4. As for Jamestown, their victory bumped their record up to 14-5.
New Kent couldn't quite get it done against Jamestown in their previous meeting back in September as they fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Van Deusen, who had 29 digs and five assists. Now that the Trojans know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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