Nettleton hasn't had much luck against Batesville recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Nettleton Raiders will challenge the Batesville Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Nettleton is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jonesboro. While the Raiders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hurricane 26-24 in the first set.
Nettleton started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-15, 25-19, 25-9.
Despite their defeat, Nettleton saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Kennedy Massey, who had eight digs and two aces, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Zaria Mcshan, who had 13 digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, Batesville didn't have quite enough to beat West Memphis last Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Nettleton's loss dropped their record down to 8-15-1. As for Batesville, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-6.
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