After both having extra time off, the Tupelo Golden Wave and the Murrah Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Tupelo and four for Murrah.
Tupelo will head out to face Murrah after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Tupelo fell just short of Madison Central by a score of 3-2.
Tupelo took Madison Central into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The final score came out to 25-16, 19-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Murrah came up short against Starkville on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-12, 25-18.
Tupelo's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-14-1. As for Murrah, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Everything went Tupelo's way against Murrah in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Tupelo made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tupelo 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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