Jackson Academy won the last time they faced Hartfield Academy, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Jackson Academy Raiders came out on top against the Hartfield Academy Hawks by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Jackson Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-10, 25-19, 25-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jackson Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Darby Horn, who had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces Horn has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Holladay Craft, who had 16 digs.
Jackson Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
Despite the defeat, Hartfield Academy saw an underclassman step up: Logan Swan had 14 digs and three aces. Allison Maddock was another key player, getting six digs and 16 assists.
Jackson Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-11-3 record this season. As for Hartfield Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-11.
Jackson Academy will host Regents at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last four games Regents has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Hartfield Academy, they will face off against Lamar at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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