Volleyball Recap: Carl Junction Comes Up Short

If Carl Junction was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Central last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Carl Junction Bulldogs fell just short of the Marshfield Bluejays by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bulldogs of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.

In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Carl Junction sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-14, 22-25, 25-20, 22-25, 15-12.

Karissa Chase paced Carl Junction's offense, picking up 15 kills. Chase got some help from Jadyn Howard and her 33 assists. Howard also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Maddy Huffman, racking up two apiece.

With the loss, Carl Junction broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 24-7. As for Marshfield, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 31-5-1 record this season.

Carl Junction does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Marshfield has already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Webb City on the 26th.

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