It was a Battle of the Birds when Jefferson faced off against Hillsboro on Tuesday. The Jefferson Blue Jays won by a set and slipped past the Hillsboro Hawks 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Blue Jays also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Jefferson took Hillsboro into a fifth set where they got it done with a 11-point win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 15-4.
Jefferson was led to victory by Louise Duepner and Megan Wood. Duepner had ten digs, while Wood had 18 digs, 15 kills, three aces, and a block. Wood is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 34 games she's played dating back to last season.
Jefferson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hillsboro only served seven.
Several Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kayla Yaeger, who had 12 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Yaeger has posted since back in September.
Jefferson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Hillsboro, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 16-6-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jefferson will challenge Herculaneum at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hillsboro, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Marquette at 5:45 p.m. Marquette will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Hillsboro surely won't give up without a fight.
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