On Tuesday, Ocean Springs faced Gulfport in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ocean Springs Greyhounds blew past the Gulfport Admirals 3-0. That's more bragging rights for the Greyhounds, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ocean Springs was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the third set to get the win. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-19, 25-23.
Leading Ocean Springs to victory were River Schmidt and Lucy Pepper. Schmidt had 15 digs, while Pepper had seven digs and 20 assists.
Several Admirals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Laura Periera, who had ten digs.
Ocean Springs' win bumped their record up to 28-7. As for Gulfport, their loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-6.
Ocean Springs will square off against D'Iberville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ocean Springs will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. As for Gulfport, they will challenge Our Lady Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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