Volleyball midweek roundup: Pine Grove has a tough road test while Ripley, Falkner and Walnut look to get wins at home

It was a tough start to the week for Tippah County teams, with Falkner and Ripley getting swept and Walnut falling to a tough opponent on the road. The lone win in Tuesday action this week was Pine Grove.

Here is a recap of the Tuesday games and a look ahead to Thursday night action:

Pine Grove:

The lone Tippah County team to get a win on Tuesday, the Lady Panthers took out TCPS on the road 3-0 25-19, 25-18, 25-19.

Lana Rowland and Whitleigh Miller each led with a pair of kills in the contest, including this hammer from Rowland off of an Ellie Fryar assist.

Pine Grove’s Lana Rowland throws down the hammer against TCPShttps://t.co/SjglXqx6rK

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Pine Grove is back in action Thursday at defending 1A north half champion Hickory Flat.

Walnut:

The Lady Wildcats went on the road with a tough test against 3A power Kossuth and fell 3-1. Walnut fell in a close match 25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 26-24.

The loss put Walnut at 9-4 on the year.

Walnut is at home against Potts Camp Thursday looking to get back in the win column.

Falkner:

The Lady Eagles had trouble getting going against a tough opponent in Myrtle and fell 3-0.

The Lady Hawks came to the Eagles Nest and won 25-4, 25-11, 25-9.

See the Falkner photo album from Tuesday here.

The Lady Eagles are back in action Thursday against East Union.

Ripley:

The Lady Tigers junior high, JV and varsity all fell to the visitors from Saltillo on Tuesday.

Ripley lost 3-0 in the varsity match by scores of 25-18, 25-15, 25-18.

See the Lady Tigers photo album from Tuesday here.

Ripley is back in action Thursday against Tishomingo County at home.