Jefferson-Morgan unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Charleroi Cougars by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. While the Rockets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 25-20 in the first set.
Jefferson-Morgan started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 20-25, 25-20, 25-19, 17-15.
Ava Wood paced Jefferson-Morgan's offense, picking up eight kills. Wood got some help from Mia Bertagnolli and her ten assists. Mallory McManis controlled things from the service line, finishing with six aces.
Jefferson-Morgan will challenge McGuffey at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Charleroi, they will square off against Uniontown at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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