Jefferson moved to 15-5 after splitting a pair of marathon matches Thursday in Oakwood, losing to Buford and beating West Hall.
The Dragons fell to Buford 25-22, 22-25, 25-22 in the first match.
“We played volleyball the way it is supposed to be played,” coach Mike Paul said. “I was very proud of our team although we came up just short.”
Taylor Cramsey led Jefferson with 12 kills, followed by Cassie Metcalf (eight), Eden Starnes (six), Savanna Holland (four), Amanda Daniel (two) and Sarah Wood (two). Daniel had 22 assists.
In the second match against West Hall, Jefferson rallied from a 25-16 loss in game one to take the final two games 25-18, 25-22.
“I felt our conditioning paid off in the end,” Paul said. “Everyone was tired but we managed to find a little extra.”
Leaders against West Hall were Metcalf (three aces, seven kills), Daniel (five kills, 28 assists), Cramsey (11 kills, two blocks), Starnes (five kills) and Wood (10 kills, two assists).
