Carterville and Pinckneyville are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2021, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges the Pinckneyville Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Carterville has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Pinckneyville will arrive with six straight wins.
Last Thursday, Carterville came up short against Nashville and fell 2-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-18.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Pinckneyville rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Wildcats.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Pinckneyville was: they took both sets by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13.
Carterville's defeat dropped their record down to 14-19-1. As for Pinckneyville, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season.
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