It had been 10 days since the Jefferson City Lady Jays had last played a volleyball match. Needless to say, they were well rested for the Blair Oaks Lady Falcons. Jefferson City pulled away late in the first set, dominated the second set and rallied in the third set to sweep Blair Oaks 25-20, 25-11, 26-24 at Fleming Fieldhouse.
It was a special night for Blair Oaks junior outside hitter Autamn Bax, as she was recognized for breaking the Falcons’ career kills record with 716 before Tuesday’s match with the Eldon Lady Mustangs. Bax responded by collecting a game-high 16 kills to lead Blair Oaks to a 25-11, 25-19, 25-16 victory in the Tri-County Conference matchup.
Tuesday night is what the Blair Oaks Lady Falcons envisioned when they added the Hermann Lady Bearcats to their schedule last season. The fact it was a matchup between two defending state champions was a huge bonus. “Having a matchup like this really shows us where we’re at,” Blair Oaks coach Megan Distler said after the Lady Falcons earned their first-ever win against the Lady Bearcats by a score of 25-16, 26-28, 25-14, 25-23.