It was a proper cat-fight when Carterville took on Oblong on Saturday. The Carterville Lions took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Oblong Panthers.
Carterville was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Oblong work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 25-12.
Carterville's loss dropped their record down to 14-14-1. As for Oblong, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season.
Carterville will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Nashville at 7:00 p.m. Oblong has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Newton on the 19th.
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