On Thursday, DeSoto Central faced Oxford in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The DeSoto Central Jaguars came out on top against the Oxford Chargers by a score of 3-1. This was payback for the Jaguars, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 18-25, 25-23, 25-16.
DeSoto Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine contests.
Despite the defeat, Oxford saw an underclassman step up: Anna Garrett Henderson had 12 digs. Henderson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
DeSoto Central's win bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Oxford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-7.
DeSoto Central will venture away from home to take on Lewisburg at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lewisburg is on a three-game streak of home wins, DeSoto Central a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Oxford, they will welcome Richland at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Oxford is facing Richland at the right time seeing as Richland is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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