On Saturday, DeSoto Central faced Northpoint Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The DeSoto Central Jaguars fell 2-0 to the Northpoint Christian Trojans. The Jaguars just can't catch a break and have now endured five losses in a row.
DeSoto Central was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the 0th set very close. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-17.
Among those leading the charge was Hassie Clare Thurman, who had 11 digs and three aces.
DeSoto Central's defeat dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Northpoint Christian, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-5.
DeSoto Central will challenge Oxford at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Northpoint Christian, they will square off against Brandon at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Brandon is coming into the matchup with nine straight losses on the road, meaning Northpoint Christian will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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