Jackson Academy is 10-0 against Presbyterian Christian since August of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Jackson Academy Raiders will venture away from home to challenge the Presbyterian Christian Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Jackson Academy and Jackson Prep met for a duel on Tuesday where Jackson Academy prevailed. Everything went Jackson Academy's way against Jackson Prep as Jackson Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Jackson Academy took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-13.
Jackson Academy found their leader in underclassman Anna Holladay Craft, who had 19 digs and two aces. Craft is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Darby Horn, who had five aces and 11 assists.
Jackson Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Presbyterian Christian made easy work of South Jones on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-16, 25-20.
Jackson Academy pushed their record up to 24-15-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Presbyterian Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season.
Everything went Jackson Academy's way against Presbyterian Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Jackson Academy made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jackson Academy 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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