On Tuesday Russia will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Jackson Center Tigers at 5:30 p.m.
Russia lost 3-0 to Coldwater on Saturday.
Russia was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-23, 25-7.
Kourtney Phlipot put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Jackson Center had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Rangers 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Jackson Center who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 17-25, 25-22, 20-25, 15-11.
Jackson Center found their leader in underclassman Brookeann Byrd, who had 17 digs.
Russia's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-8. As for Jackson Center, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Russia has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Jackson Center struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Russia's way against Jackson Center in their previous matchup back in August as Russia made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Russia since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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