If Pass Christian was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Moss Point last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pass Christian Pirates fell 2-0 to the Newton County Cougars on Saturday. The Pirates were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2022.
Pass Christian was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-17.
Pass Christian dropped their record down to 10-17 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Newton County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-3-1 record this season.
Pass Christian will face off against Hancock at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hancock will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Pass Christian surely won't give up without a fight. As for Newton County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 victory vs. Enterprise on the 30th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
