It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Jefferson Academy had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Salida Spartans. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Jaguars as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Jefferson Academy was actually outscored in aggregate across those four sets (85-84), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 9-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-20.
Jefferson Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Taylor Yoon, who had ten digs and two aces. That's the most aces Yoon has posted since back in September.
Jefferson Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive games.
Jefferson Academy's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-15. As for Salida, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-10.
Jefferson Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Salida, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Eaton on the 9th.
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