Volleyball Preview: Regents Lions vs. Tupelo Golden Wave
Regents has been away from home for five games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Tupelo Golden Wave at 6:00 p.m. The last three games Regents has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Regents is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Madison Central, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Regents was ranked tenth). Regents fell just short of Madison Central by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Lions have struggled against the Jaguars recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Regents sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-18, 17-25, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Tupelo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Madison Central by a score of 3-2.
Tupelo took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 19-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-8.
Regents' defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Tupelo, their loss dropped their record down to 18-15-1.
Regents skirted past Tupelo 3-2 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Regents repeat their success, or does Tupelo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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