The home team had won the previous three meetings between Nettleton and Paragould, and Paragould kept the tradition alive. The Raiders fell just short of the Rams by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Raiders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rams apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Nettleton sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-15, 11-25, 25-22, 24-26, 15-6.
Kennedy Massey
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Defeat or not, Nettleton got some senior leadership from Kennedy Massey and Aubrie Pool. Massey had 12 digs and three aces, while Pool had 19 digs and five kills. Massey has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kylie Deaton, who had 12 assists and 11 digs.
Nettleton's loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Paragould, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-7.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Nettleton is set to square off against their familiar foe Valley View at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Paragould will face off against rival Batesville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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