Carl Junction has been on the road for six straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the West Plains Zizzers at 4:30 p.m. Carl Junction will be strutting in after a victory while West Plains will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Monday, Carl Junction was able to grind out a solid win over Joplin, taking the game 3-1.
Carl Junction had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-20, 25-15, 25-9.
Carl Junction relied on the efforts of Anna Lewis, who had six aces and five digs, and Miley Kim, who had eight digs. Those six aces gave Lewis a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Carl Junction was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, West Plains didn't have quite enough to beat Lebanon on Saturday and fell 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, West Plains sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 10-25, 25-23.
Carl Junction's victory bumped their record up to 22-6. As for West Plains, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 25-9.
Carl Junction came up short against West Plains when the teams last played on Saturday, falling 2-0. Will Carl Junction have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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