On Saturday, Southside faced Baptist Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Southside Mavericks fell just short of the Baptist Prep Eagles by a score of 2-1. The Mavericks' defeat signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.
Southside actually scored more points across those three sets (63-57), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 27-25, 15-13.
Baptist Prep was led to victory by Rachel Jackson and Kayla Midkiff. Jackson had nine digs and two aces, while Midkiff had seven digs.
Southside's loss dropped their record down to 21-4. As for Baptist Prep, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 24-6-1.
Southside wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Russellville on the 12th. Baptist Prep has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Jonesboro on the 12th.
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