Jets lost their first match of the season against a strong and well organised Hastings team. Jets started well in each set, but were unable to maintain the pressure losing to 21, 23 and 23. Jets lost a close first set with Kishan and Iain through the outside and Dom and Josh through the middle. The pass in was not bad and was helped with Dan playing his first match a libero. The second set saw Bernard play through the outside joined by Dom with Matt and Josh through the middle. In each set the jets established early leads only to buckle under pressure as the score reached the 20 mark.
The Jets played well, but this was the first match where their inexperience showed at key times in each set. With such a good start to the season it is easy to forget that 4 of the team are still under 18 with Matt Lay and Dom only just 16 and 15 respectively. Hastings showed more experience and the Jets struggled to consistently open up their own middle attack and get hold of the Hastings hitters.
The real test will be how the team reacts to the loss, but with only one match lost it is still all to play for. Martin picked up a well deserved MVP the team retired to the Market Dinner to lick its wounds.
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