Madison lost against Jefferson Area back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Madison Blue Streaks fell just short of the Jefferson Area Falcons by a score of 3-2. The Blue Streaks have struggled against the Falcons recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Madison started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 24-26, 25-18, 25-23, 15-8.
Madison lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jadeyn Zepeda, who had 12 digs and two aces. Zepeda is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Cali Hughes, who had 11 digs, six blocks, and five kills.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Madison kept the net locked down and finished the game with 18 blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 10.6.
Madison now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Jefferson Area, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Madison didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 defeat vs. Canfield on the 28th. Jefferson Area has also already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against North on the 28th.
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