The Amory Panthers will face off against the St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Amory is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Tishomingo County just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Braves.
Amory started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-22.
Samone Burdine put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had seven digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Amory was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, St. Andrew's Episcopal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Ocean Springs.
After all that action, the final score was 25-6, 25-7.
Amory's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Amory was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Andrew's Episcopal when the teams last played back in August, winning 2-0. Does Amory have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Andrew's Episcopal turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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