Jackson-Reed faced MacArthur in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Tigers walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Mammoths. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Jackson-Reed took both sets by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-15.
Jackson-Reed found their leader in freshman Layla Hernandez, who had five digs and four aces. Taylor Simpson also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Jackson-Reed was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as MacArthur only served six.
Tigers
| 10/16/25 @ MacArthur | 2-0 |
| 10/14/25 @ Banneker | 2-0 |
| 10/07/25 @ Bard | 2-0 |
| 10/04/25 @ McKinley Tech | 2-0 |
| 09/29/25 @ Anacostia | 2-0 |
| + 3 more games |
Jackson-Reed's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-4-1. As for MacArthur, their loss ended a seven-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-3.
Jackson-Reed has already played their next match (against Maret), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for MacArthur, they will head out to challenge Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday.
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