Tupelo has been away from home for nine games now, but on Saturday they'll finally make their return. They will host the South Pontotoc Cougars at 8:00 a.m.
Tupelo is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Germantown, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Tupelo was ranked 24th). Tupelo fell 3-1 to Germantown on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-18, 20-25, 28-26.
The losing side was boosted by Mamie Shettles, who had eight digs and 15 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, South Pontotoc entered their tilt with North Pontotoc on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Vikings 3-0.
Tupelo has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-11-1 record this season. As for South Pontotoc, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season.
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