Pensacola waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Jay Royals out 3-2. For the Tigers, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat the Royals walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August.
Pensacola was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-101), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 24-26, 26-24, 11-25, 15-12.
Leading Pensacola to victory were Sydney Williams and Zoe Malloy. Williams had nine digs, while Malloy had 34 kills and 22 digs. Malloy is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Jay saw an underclassman step up: Bailey Lowry had nine digs and four aces. That's the most aces Lowry has posted since back in August.
Pensacola is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Jay, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-6.
Pensacola didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against West Florida on the 15th. Jay has also already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Northview on the 15th.
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