After flying high against Southern Christian last Thursday, Wiregrass came back down to earth. The Wiregrass Kings took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Marianna Bulldogs on Tuesday. The Kings were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on September 6th.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-16, 21-25, 25-22.
Several Kings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jessie Tedder, who had ten digs and five aces. Tedder is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served five or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Wiregrass was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive contests.
Wiregrass' loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Marianna, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season.
Wiregrass will venture away from home to take on East Central HomeSchool at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. After both having extra time off, Marianna and Altha will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Altha is coming into the game with five straight defeats at home, meaning Marianna will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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