After flying high against Murrah on Monday, Tupelo came back down to earth. The Tupelo Golden Wave fell just short of the Regents Lions by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Golden Wave have struggled against the Lions recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Tupelo took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-21, 23-25, 27-29, 25-15, 15-8.
Sadie Smith went supernova for Regents, getting 31 digs. With that strong performance, Smith is now averaging an impressive 10.5 digs per game. Another player making a difference was Linton Case, who had 13 digs.
Tupelo's defeat dropped their record down to 19-16-1. As for Regents, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6.
Tupelo will face off against Murrah at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Regents, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss vs. Jackson Academy on the 26th.
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