Sulphur Springs has gone 8-2 against Paris recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Sulphur Springs Wildcats will take on the Paris Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Sulphur Springs is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, Sulphur Springs made easy work of Pittsburg and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Sulphur Springs was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 25-11.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Paris took on North Lamar on Friday. Paris fell just short of North Lamar by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.
Paris started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 20-25, 25-16, 25-17, 15-13.
Despite the defeat, Paris got top-tier performance from Makenzie Besteman, who had 21 digs. Besteman is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Paris was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. This was only their first loss (out of five games) when they serve at least ten aces.
Sulphur Springs' win bumped their record up to 20-12. As for Paris, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-11.
Sulphur Springs was able to grind out a solid victory over Paris in their previous meeting back in August, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sulphur Springs 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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