The South-Doyle Cherokees will head out on the road to square off against the Bearden Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South-Doyle is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Last Monday, South-Doyle didn't have quite enough to beat Maryville Christian and fell 3-2.
South-Doyle actually scored more points across those five sets (103-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-22, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Bearden suffered their biggest defeat since September 12, 2023 on Thursday. They came up short against Farragut, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Bulldogs have suffered against the Admirals since September 4, 2019.
Bearden was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-19, 25-22.
South-Doyle's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Bearden, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-8.
South-Doyle suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Bearden in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bearden's Sophia Reichert, who had four digs and four aces. Now that South-Doyle knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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