Flint Hill has gone 6-0 against Jackson-Reed recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Flint Hill Huskies will host the Jackson-Reed Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Flint Hill is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: St. John's, who was ranked sixth at the time (Flint Hill was ranked third). Flint Hill walked away with a 3-1 victory over St. John's on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Huskies.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 19-25, 25-20, 25-23.
Kadi Pynchon went supernova for Flint Hill, getting 21 digs and six aces. That's the most aces Pynchon has posted since back in October of 2023.
Flint Hill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Jackson-Reed waltzed into their game on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came out on top against the Crimson Tide by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Jackson-Reed was: they took both sets by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-12.
Jackson-Reed can attribute much of their success to Ida Steinberg, who had four aces. Steinberg is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Flint Hill's win was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2. As for Jackson-Reed, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Flint Hill has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Jackson-Reed struggles in that department as they've been averaging 20.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Flint Hill's way against Jackson-Reed in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Flint Hill made off with a 3-0 win. Does Flint Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jackson-Reed turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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