South Gibson is 0-10 against Dyer County since September of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The South Gibson Hornets will square off against the Dyer County Choctaws at 4:00 p.m. South Gibson will be strutting in after a victory while Dyer County will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with ten defeats in a row, South Gibson finally turned things around against Fayette Ware on Monday. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Hornets have posted since September 5th.
A big factor in the win was South Gibson's feisty defense: they held Fayette Ware to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-11, 25-9.
South Gibson found their leader in underclassman Britley Childs, who had five aces. Those five aces set a new season-high mark for Childs.
South Gibson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, after a string of ten wins, Dyer County's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of McCracken County.
Dyer County was the model of consistency in the loss, scoring zero points in every single set they played. The final score came out to 25-0, 25-0.
South Gibson's win bumped their record up to 5-15. As for Dyer County, their loss dropped their record down to 20-6.
South Gibson suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Dyer County in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Can South Gibson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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