Eastern faced Jackson-Reed in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Ramblers fell 2-0 to the Tigers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in September.
The final score came out to 25-3, 25-1.
Jackson-Reed was led to victory by Layla Hernandez and Carys Gray. Hernandez had 13 aces and six digs, while Gray had 11 aces and seven assists. Gray is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last ten games she's played.
Eastern has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-7 record this season. As for Jackson-Reed, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 20-4-1.
As of now, neither Eastern nor the Tigers have any future games scheduled.
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