On Tuesday, Shady Spring faced Philip Barbour in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Shady Spring Tigers fell just short of the Philip Barbour Colts by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2023.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Shady Spring sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-19, 26-28, 15-9.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jenna Joyce, who had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Joyce has posted in her last seven matches.
This is the second loss in a row for Shady Spring and nudges their season record down to 19-12-1. As for Philip Barbour, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 19-6.
Shady Spring didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 defeat against Hoover on the 1st. Philip Barbour has also already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Huntington on the 1st.
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