New Madrid County Central hadn't done well against Sikeston recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The New Madrid County Central Eagles had just enough and edged the Sikeston Bulldogs out 3-2. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 defeat the Bulldogs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
New Madrid County Central was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 17-25, 25-16, 15-11.
The victory made it two in a row for New Madrid County Central and bumps their season record up to 13-9-3. As for Sikeston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-17.
New Madrid County Central will square off against Kennett at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Sikeston, they are on the road again on Monday to play East Prairie at 6:30 p.m.
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