On Tuesday, Sequoyah faced Pope in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sequoyah Chiefs fell just short of the Pope Greyhounds by a score of 3-2. The Chiefs haven't had much luck with the Greyhounds recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Sequoyah was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Pope work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 28-26, 25-18, 26-28, 15-12.
Loss or not, Sequoyah got some senior leadership from Jordyn Mcrobert and Lilly Hutson. Mcrobert had 27 digs, while Hutson had 13 digs and three aces. Those 27 digs set a new season-high mark for Mcrobert.
Sequoyah's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7. As for Pope, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 26-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sequoyah will face off against Cherokee at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Pope, they will square off against North Cobb at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pope will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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