Volleyball Preview: Pearl Pirates vs. Meridian Wildcats
Pearl is 3-0 against Meridian since September of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Pearl Pirates have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Meridian Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Pearl might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Northwest Rankin, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Pirates have struggled against the Cougars recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
After all that action, the final score was 25-6, 25-22, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Meridian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Brandon.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-3, 25-10, 25-6.
Pearl's loss dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Meridian, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Everything went Pearl's way against Meridian in their previous matchup back in August as Pearl made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Pearl have another victory up their sleeve, or will Meridian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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