Jefferson is 0-10 against Hedgesville since September of 2022 but things could change on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m.
Jefferson heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to Musselman.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-27, 25-11, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Hedgesville faced Spring Mills in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Hedgesville put the hurt on Spring Mills with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-10, 25-13.
Alexa Smith and Delaney Seeders were among the main playmakers for Hedgesville as the former had 13 digs and three aces and the latter had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Seeders has posted since back in November of 2023.
Hedgesville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 9-25-3. As for Hedgesville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 22 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 39-5-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Jefferson has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Hedgesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Jefferson came up short against Hedgesville in their previous matchup back in October, falling 2-0. Can Jefferson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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