The Sumrall Bobcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Vancleave Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Sumrall sitting on seven straight wins and Vancleave on 23.
Sumrall is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Purvis.
Sumrall never let Purvis take a set, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-19, 25-16, 25-22.
Rivers Dedeaux had an outrageously good game as she had 18 digs, 13 kills, five aces, and a solo block. Another player making a difference was Presley Kikrland, who had 13 kills, seven digs, and a solo block.
Meanwhile, Vancleave snuck past East Central with a 3-2 victory on Thursday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Vancleave who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-27, 25-14, 26-28, 15-12.
Vancleave's win came from a few key players Sumrall will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Mahea Hawthorne, who had 22 kills, 16 digs, and two aces. Presleigh Tapp was another key player, getting 21 digs and 17 kills.
