Carthage is 0-10 against Nixa since October of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. The Carthage Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Nixa Eagles at 8:00 p.m. The last four games Carthage has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Thursday, Carthage sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Kickapoo.
Carthage was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (102-99), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 12-25, 22-25, 15-9.
Carthage was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kickapoo only served five.
Meanwhile, Nixa faced Cor Jesu Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Nixa walked away with a 2-0 victory over Cor Jesu Academy. The win was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on four straight.
After all that action, the final score was 27-25, 25-13.
Carthage is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Nixa, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Carthage has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Nixa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Carthage suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Nixa in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Carthage, Paige Pearcy (who had 23 digs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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