Jonesboro waltzed into their game on Saturday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They had just enough and edged the Bishop England Battling Bishops out 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Jonesboro who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 21-25, 15-9.
Jonesboro got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Solana Brice out in front who had 12 kills, ten digs, and a block. Brice is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had ten or more in the last 11 games she's played. Aniyah Parks was another key player, getting ten digs, five kills, two aces, and a block.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Jonesboro kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in three consecutive matchups.
Jonesboro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 36-12 record this season. As for Bishop England, the loss snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 23-9 record.
Jonesboro wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Legion Collegiate Academy on the 5th. As for Bishop England, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Colleton County on the 7th.
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