The Upperman Bees are on the road again on Monday to play the Jackson County Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Upperman came up short against White County and fell 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17, 21-25, 25-16.
Meanwhile, everything went Jackson County's way against Clarkrange on Thursday as Jackson County made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.
Jackson County never let Clarkrange on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-23, 25-15.
Jackson County's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Macee Conner, who had four digs and 14 assists, and Rachael Lynn, who had 20 digs and a kill. Lynn is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Jackson County kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in seven consecutive games.
Upperman's defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Jackson County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-14 record this season.
Upperman beat Jackson County 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2018. The rematch might be a little tougher for Upperman since the team 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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