After four games on the road, Quitman is heading back home. They will welcome the Malakoff Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Quitman will be strutting in after a win while Malakoff will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Quitman finally turned things around against Winona on Friday. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Malakoff didn't have quite enough to beat Edgewood on Saturday and fell 3-2.
Malakoff actually scored more points across those five sets (104-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 19-25, 16-25, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Malakoff saw an underclassman step up: Annel Duran Garcia had nine digs and three aces. Duran Garcia is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played.
Even though they lost, Malakoff was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Quitman's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-14. As for Malakoff, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-20 record this season.
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