Carthage will head out to square off against Willard at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Carthage will be strutting in after a victory while Willard will be coming in after a loss.
Carthage is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since September 2nd on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Lebanon 3-2.
Carthage got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-30, 22-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Willard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Republic.
Willard took Republic into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 22-25, 25-21, 15-11.
Willard's loss dropped their record down to 20-10-4. As for Carthage, their victory bumped their record up to 10-14-1.
Carthage couldn't quite get it done against Willard in their previous meeting back in September as they fell 2-0. Can Carthage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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