The Sacred Heart Crusaders are taking a road trip to take on the Poplarville Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sacred Heart is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Last Saturday, Sacred Heart came up short against Jackson Prep and fell 2-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Crusaders haven't been shut out since back in August.
While Sacred Heart had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 13 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Poplarville had already won eight in a row and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Pirates 3-2.
Sacred Heart's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Poplarville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Sacred Heart took their win against Poplarville when the teams last played back in August of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sacred Heart since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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