Volleyball Preview: Lewisburg Patriots vs. Oxford Chargers
On Thursday Lewisburg will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Oxford Chargers at 6:00 p.m. Lewisburg will be strutting in after a win while Oxford will be coming in after a loss.
Lewisburg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: DeSoto Central, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Lewisburg was ranked third). Lewisburg blew past DeSoto Central 3-0 on Tuesday.
After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 25-20, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Oxford came up short against Hernando on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Oxford started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-22, 25-23, 26-24.
Lewisburg's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5. As for Oxford, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-9.
Lewisburg was able to grind out a solid win over Oxford in their previous matchup last Tuesday, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lewisburg since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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