After flying high against Grandview on Monday, Herculaneum came back down to earth. The Herculaneum Black Cats lost 3-0 to the DeSoto Dragons on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Black Cats of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
While Herculaneum was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-11, 25-13.
Herculaneum lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jojo Lawson, who had 12 digs.
Herculaneum's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 14-17-1. As for DeSoto, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-11-4.
Herculaneum does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for DeSoto, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Jefferson at 7:00 p.m.
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