On Friday Bob Jones will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the Ballard Bruins at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bob Jones is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Spain Park, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Bob Jones was ranked second). Bob Jones came out on top against Spain Park by a score of 2-0 on Thursday.
Bob Jones never let Spain Park on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Ballard hadn't done well against Taylor County recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Ballard put the hurt on Taylor County with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Bruins who have now won six matchups in a row.
Ballard walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-14, 25-20, 25-19.
Ballard's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Megan Helander, who had 13 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruby Tennen, who had six digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Ballard was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in five consecutive games.
Bob Jones' win was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 42-7. As for Ballard, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
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