The Jonesboro Hurricane will head out to take on the Conway Wampus Cats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jonesboro has three straight victories, Conway has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, everything went Jonesboro's way against Little Rock Southwest as Jonesboro made off with a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Jonesboro's feisty defense: they held Little Rock Southwest to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-12, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Conway didn't have quite enough to beat Kickapoo on Saturday and fell 2-1.
Conway started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-21, 25-23.
Conway's defeat came about despite a quality game from Madden Cabantac, who had eight digs and 13 assists. Cabantac is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last 18 games she's played dating back to last season.
Jonesboro's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Conway, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7.
Jonesboro might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Conway in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Jonesboro avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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