The Germantown Mavericks are taking a road trip to face off against the DeSoto Central Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Thursday, Germantown came up short against Brandon and fell 3-1. While the Mavericks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-16 in the first set.
Germantown started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-17, 25-14, 25-13.
Meanwhile, DeSoto Central faced Oxford in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Jaguars came out on top against the Chargers by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jaguars.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:three sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 26-28, 26-24, 25-20.
Germantown better focus on containing Remy Mcintosh and Marlee Mueller as the pair were huge in DeSoto Central's win. Mcintosh had 16 digs and five aces, while Mueller had 18 digs and one assist. That's the most aces Mcintosh has posted over her last seven matchups.
DeSoto Central was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
DeSoto Central's record now sits at 23-11. As for Germantown, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-13.
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