Volleyball Preview: Tupelo Golden Wave vs. DeSoto Central Jaguars
Tupelo hasn't had much luck against DeSoto Central recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Tupelo Golden Wave are taking a road trip to challenge the DeSoto Central Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. Tupelo will be strutting in after a win while DeSoto Central will be coming in after a defeat.
Tupelo took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Murrah with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Tupelo was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-12, 25-7.
Meanwhile, DeSoto Central is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Collierville. DeSoto Central lost 3-0 to Collierville. The Jaguars haven't had much luck with the Dragons recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-12, 25-20.
Tupelo's win bumped their record up to 20-16-1. As for DeSoto Central, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 23-14 record.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Tupelo has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like DeSoto Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Tupelo came up short against DeSoto Central in their previous meeting back in August, falling 3-1. Can Tupelo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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