Sikeston is 1-8-1 against Poplar Bluff since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Sikeston Bulldogs are on the road again to play the Poplar Bluff Mules at 6:30 p.m. Poplar Bluff took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Sikeston, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Sikeston beat Twin Rivers 2-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Poplar Bluff didn't have quite enough to beat West Plains on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Mules have struggled against the Zizzers recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Poplar Bluff took West Plains into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 11-point loss. The final score came out to 25-9, 21-25, 23-25, 25-16, 15-4.
Sikeston's victory bumped their record up to 3-7. As for Poplar Bluff, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
Sikeston came up short against Poplar Bluff in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Sikeston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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