Carl Junction is 8-1 against Branson since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Carl Junction sitting on ten straight wins and Branson on three.
Last Monday, Carl Junction was able to grind out a solid victory over Rogers, taking the game 3-1.
Carl Junction was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 17-25, 25-20, 25-22.
Carl Junction was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Branson posted their biggest win since September 12th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Reeds Spring as Branson made off with a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-14, 25-21.
Carl Junction's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Branson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Carl Junction has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Branson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Carl Junction took their victory against Branson in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Carl Junction repeat their success, or does Branson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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