St. Paul's Episcopal is 10-0 against UMS-Wright Prep since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The St. Paul's Episcopal Saints will venture away from home to face off against the UMS-Wright Prep Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, St. Paul's Episcopal came up short against Faith Academy and fell 3-1. The Saints have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Faith Academy scored at least 19 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-19, 18-25, 25-19.
Meanwhile, UMS-Wright Prep faced Mobile Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. UMS-Wright Prep fell just short of Mobile Christian by a score of 3-2. The Bulldogs' defeat signaled the end of their 14-game winning streak.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, UMS-Wright Prep sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-27, 26-24, 21-25, 15-10.
St. Paul's Episcopal's loss dropped their record down to 8-20. As for UMS-Wright Prep, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-5.
St. Paul's Episcopal took their victory against UMS-Wright Prep in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Paul's Episcopal since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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