Bruton hasn't had much luck against Jamestown recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Bruton Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Jamestown Eagles at 6:30 p.m.
Bruton is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering New Kent just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 3-2.
Bruton took New Kent into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 24-26, 20-25, 25-22, 15-8.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Jamestown, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Warhill on Thursday as Jamestown made off with a 3-0 win.
While Jamestown won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-23, 25-19.
Jamestown's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Senah Drazdowski, who had seven digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Drazdowski a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kira Van Deusen, who had 12 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Jamestown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive contests.
Bruton's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-5. As for Jamestown, their record now sits at 12-9-1.
Bruton was able to grind out a solid victory over Jamestown in their previous meeting last Tuesday, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bruton 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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