Straughn entered their tilt with Pike Liberal Arts on Saturday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They came out on top against the Pike Liberal Arts Patriots by a score of 2-0. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Straughn was: they took both sets by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-15.
Straughn can attribute much of their success to Presley Melvin, who had 16 digs.
Straughn is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Pike Liberal Arts, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9.
Straughn has already played their next match, a 2-1 win against Northside Methodist Academy on the 12th. As for Pike Liberal Arts, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Goshen at 1:00 p.m. Goshen is coming into the matchup with six straight losses on the road, meaning Pike Liberal Arts will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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