The Republic Tigers will take on the Conway Wampus Cats in a tournament on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Republic proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a set and slipped past Central 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted against the Bulldogs since October 14, 2019.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Republic who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 13-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-9.
Republic found their leader in sophomore Chloe Pullan, who had 19 assists and 12 digs. Avery Moore also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.
Meanwhile, Conway faced Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Wampus Cats walked away with a 3-1 win over the Tigers.
Conway 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 21-25, 25-10, 25-22, 25-17.
Conway is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Republic, the victory got them back to even at 7-7-1.
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