Jefferson Independent Day and McAuley Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The Jefferson Independent Day Cavaliers will challenge the McAuley Catholic Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Jefferson Independent Day didn't have quite enough to beat Galena and fell 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Cavaliers in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost five in a row.
Jefferson Independent Day started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-14, 25-21.
Meanwhile, McAuley Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Rich Hill, falling 3-0.
Jefferson Independent Day's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5-2. As for McAuley Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Jefferson Independent Day took their win against McAuley Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jefferson Independent Day 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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