The Ocean Springs Greyhounds will venture away from home to square off against the Mobile Christian Leopards at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ocean Springs will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Ocean Springs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Our Lady Academy, who was ranked second at the time (Ocean Springs was ranked first). The Greyhounds were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Crescents on Tuesday.
Ocean Springs not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Our Lady Academy between 15 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-17, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Mobile Christian got the win against UMS-Wright Prep on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory continues a trend for the Leopards in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won four in a row.
Mobile Christian was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-18, 25-20.
Ocean Springs better focus on containing Melissa Patel and Kensley Shanahan as the pair were huge in Mobile Christian's win. Patel had 28 digs and seven assists, while Shanahan had ten digs and three aces. Patel is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in each of the last six games she's played.
Ocean Springs' record is now 35-5. As for Mobile Christian, their record now sits at 16-6.
Ocean Springs couldn't quite get it done against Mobile Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Greyhounds avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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