Cross County and Meridian are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Cross County Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Meridian Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cross County took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Hampton.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Cross County took both sets by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Meridian had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Bulldogs.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Meridian who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 23-25, 25-21.
Cross County's win bumped their record up to 15-12. As for Meridian, they pushed their record up to 15-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
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