Volleyball Preview: Regents Lions vs. Pillow Academy Mustangs
Regents is 6-0 against Pillow Academy since August of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Regents Lions will challenge the Pillow Academy Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Regents is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Regents is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Hernando, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Regents was ranked 19th). Regents narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Hernando 3-2.
Regents wouldn't go down easily and took Hernando into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-13, 20-25, 25-23, 15-11.
Regents got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Linton Case out in front who had 16 digs.
Regents was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Pillow Academy suffered their biggest defeat since August 15th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Jackson Prep. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
While Pillow Academy was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Jackson Prep's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12, 25-22.
Regents' win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Pillow Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
Regents took their victory against Pillow Academy when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Regents have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pillow Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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