BURTON — The Jackson-Milton volleyball program’s season came to a close on Thursday, falling in three sets, 25-15, 25-16, 25-16, to Monroeville in a Division VII, Region 25 semifinal matchup.

Each time the Blue Jays found themselves in a hole, they would claw back into the game. They went down, but they didn’t make it easy on the opposition.

Jackson-Milton knew they were underdogs. They knew the Eagles’ record, and they knew that no one expected them to make it this far. Why not embrace that underdog status, play as hard as you can, and let the chips fall where they may?

“We came within one (point) in the third set, we were within one in the second set too,” Blue Jays coach Sue Prozy said. “We were struggling a little bit passing early on because the nerves got the better of us. We miss

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