If Jefferson Independent Day was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Everton last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Jefferson Independent Day Cavaliers fell just short of the New Heights Christian Academy Cougars by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. It was the first time this season that the Cavaliers let down their fans at home.
Jefferson Independent Day started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-27, 25-8, 25-20, 15-11.
Several Cavaliers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Maggie Sutton, who had 45 digs and a kill. With that strong performance, Sutton is now averaging an impressive 20.7 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Lead Studer, who had 26 digs, six kills, and 24 assists.
The loss snapped Jefferson Independent Day's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-6-2 record. As for New Heights Christian Academy, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-8-2.
Jefferson Independent Day didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Verona on the 5th. As for New Heights Christian Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against McDonald County on the 7th.
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