The Blair Oaks Falcons will venture away from home to challenge the Jefferson City Jays at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Blair Oaks had just enough and edged California out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Blair Oaks took California into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-21, 25-18, 24-26, 15-9.
Among those leading the charge was Alyssa Henry, who had 11 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Blair Oaks was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Jefferson City came into Monday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Smith-Cotton last Monday as Jefferson City made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-13, 25-13.
Blair Oaks is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Jefferson City, their record is now 7-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Blair Oaks has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Jefferson City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Blair Oaks might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Jefferson City in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Blair Oaks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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