Mary Persons lost against Upson-Lee last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Mary Persons Bulldogs fell just short of the Upson-Lee Knights by a score of 2-1.
Mary Persons started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-16, 15-9.
Upson-Lee was led to victory by Allie Richmond and Kristein Long. Richmond had 22 digs, while Long had six digs and three aces. Long has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
Mary Persons' defeat dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Upson-Lee, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-12.
Mary Persons will challenge West Laurens at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Upson-Lee, they will square off against Callaway at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Callaway is coming into the contest with five straight victories on the road, so Upson-Lee will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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