Malakoff lost against Edgewood back in August of 2016, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Malakoff Tigers fell just short of the Edgewood Bulldogs by a score of 3-2.
Malakoff actually scored more points across those five sets (104-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 19-25, 16-25, 15-11.
Despite the defeat, Malakoff saw an underclassman step up: Annel Duran Garcia had nine digs and three aces. Duran Garcia has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last three times she's played.
Malakoff has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-20 record this season. As for Edgewood, the victory got them back to even at 14-14.
Malakoff is on the road again on Tuesday to play Quitman at 6:30 p.m. As for Edgewood, they will face off against Winona at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Edgewood is facing Winona at the right time seeing as Winona is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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