The South Pontotoc Cougars will challenge the New Albany Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Thursday, South Pontotoc didn't have quite enough to beat Tishomingo County and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their meetings with the Braves: they've now lost four in a row.
South Pontotoc started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 20-25, 25-12, 25-20, 15-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for New Albany, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They put the hurt on Tishomingo County with a sharp 3-0 victory on Monday. The Bulldogs not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since September 4th (when they won 3-0).
South Pontotoc better keep an eye on Lizzie Moore. She was instrumental in New Albany's win, getting six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Moore has posted over her last nine matches.
South Pontotoc's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13-2. As for New Albany, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-10-4.
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