The Jackson Fighting Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Eureka Wildcats at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Jackson is looking to tack on another W to their 15-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Jackson is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since October 2nd on Monday. They put the hurt on Fox with a sharp 3-0 win.
While Jackson might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Fox scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-11, 25-16.
Jackson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven contests.
Meanwhile, Eureka faced Liberty in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Eureka fell 2-0 to Liberty. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eureka was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-22.
Jackson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-6 record this season. As for Eureka, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-13.
Jackson skirted past Eureka 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jackson 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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