The Jacksonville Fightin' Indians will take on the Texas Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Jacksonville finally turned things around against Mt. Pleasant on Friday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Fightin' Indians have posted since August 20th.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-17, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Texas had already won two in a row, and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They blew past the Mavericks 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-16, 25-16.
Texas can attribute much of their success to Karasha Hayes, who had seven digs and two aces. Hayes is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last three games she's played. Sydney King was another key player, getting ten digs.
Jacksonville's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Texas, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
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