Saraland has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Murphy Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Murphy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Saraland, who comes in off a win.
Saraland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Bob Jones, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Saraland was ranked third). Saraland had just enough and edged Bob Jones out 3-2 on Saturday.
Saraland took Bob Jones into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 20-25, 27-24, 25-22, 22-25, 18-16.
Among those leading the charge was Brooke Kaoui, who had 16 digs.
Saraland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Murphy came up short against Foley on Thursday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost seven in a row.
Saraland is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. As for Murphy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Saraland took their victory against Murphy when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Saraland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Murphy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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