Carlinville had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Lutheran Crusaders out 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Cavaliers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Carlinville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-6, 15-8.
Carlinville can attribute much of their success to Addie Ruyle, who had ten digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Ruyle a new career-high in aces.
Carlinville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Lutheran, the defeat snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 10-4 record.
Carlinville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory vs. New Berlin on the 21st. Lutheran has also already played their next matchup, a 2-1 win against Cumberland on the 21st.
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