Murphy hasn't had much luck against Saraland recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Murphy Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Saraland Spartans at 5:30 p.m.
Murphy lost 3-0 to Foley on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Saraland entered their tilt with Bob Jones on Saturday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They had just enough and edged the Patriots out 3-2.
Saraland took Bob Jones into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 27-24, 25-22, 22-25, 18-16.
Brooke Kaoui was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 16 digs.
Saraland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive games.
Murphy's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Saraland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season.
Murphy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Saraland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Murphy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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