It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles dukes it out withFalcons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
York is hoping to do what Smithfield couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Jamestown's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Jamestown won by a set and slipped past Smithfield 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Jamestown got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 20-25, 25-19, 16-25, 15-4.
Jamestown can attribute much of their success to Senah Drazdowski, who had eight digs and three aces, and Kira Van Deusen, who had 15 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Drazdowski a new career-high in aces.
Jamestown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday York sidestepped Tabb for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
York was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (111-109), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 27-25, 26-24, 19-25, 15-12.
Sophia Tschida had a dynamite game for York, getting 15 digs, four kills, and 30 assists.
Jamestown is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5-1 record this season. As for York, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Jamestown has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like York struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Jamestown might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from York in their previous matchup back in September. Will Jamestown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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