On Saturday, Hernando faced DeSoto Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hernando Tigers fell 2-0 to the DeSoto Central Jaguars. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Jaguars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
Hernando was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made DeSoto Central work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-15.
Despite the loss, Hernando still got an impressive performance from Mary Catherine Couch, who had 13 digs.
Hernando has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-13 record this season. As for DeSoto Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-13 record this season.
Hernando didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory vs. Horn Lake on the 1st. DeSoto Central has also already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Center Hill on the 30th.
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