Jacksonville has gone 10-0 against Havelock recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Jacksonville Cardinals will square off against the Havelock Rams at 5:30 p.m. Jacksonville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, everything went Jacksonville's way against New Bern as Jacksonville made off with a 3-0 victory.
Jacksonville was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-19, 25-16.
Jacksonville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Havelock came up short against Swansboro on Monday, falling 3-0. The Rams have struggled against the Pirates recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Havelock was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-15, 25-23.
Jacksonville's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Havelock, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Jacksonville took their victory against Havelock when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jacksonville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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