After flying high against Winona on Monday, Nettleton came back down to earth. The Tigers fell just short of the Amory Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, with their most recent defeat being a 3-0 loss back in September.
Nettleton actually scored more points across those five sets (107-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 26-24, 21-25, 25-23, 15-10.
Nettleton's defeat ended a four-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-13. As for Amory, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-11.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Nettleton will be playing in front of their home fans against O'Bannon at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Amory, they will welcome North Pontotoc at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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