On Tuesday, Oxford faced Hernando in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Oxford Chargers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hernando Tigers. The Chargers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
Oxford actually scored more points across those four sets (94-92), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-22, 25-23, 26-24.
Even though they lost, Oxford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matchups.
Oxford's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Hernando, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8.
Oxford will welcome Lewisburg at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lewisburg will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Oxford surely won't give up without a fight. As for Hernando, they will square off against Lake Cormorant at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Lake Cormorant will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Hernando surely won't give up without a fight.
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