The Sabine Cardinals will challenge the Troup Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Friday, Sabine didn't have quite enough to beat White Oak and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Sabine sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 21-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-11.
Loss or not, Sabine got some senior leadership from Keeley McCann and Sarah Roberts. McCann had 37 assists, seven kills, five digs, and three aces, while Roberts had 17 kills, 14 digs, and two aces. The team also got some help from Ella Dot Phillips, who had 14 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Troup came up short against White Oak on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Troup ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The final set scores came out to 25-18, 25-17, 25-18.
Troup's defeat dropped their record down to 17-14. As for Sabine, their loss dropped their record down to 27-14.