If Carl Junction was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Bolivar last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Carl Junction Bulldogs fell 3-1 to the Webb City Cardinals on Monday. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Carl Junction started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 28-30, 25-9, 29-27, 27-25.
Webb City's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaeli Rutledge, who had 20 kills, eight digs, four blocks, and two aces. Rutledge is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 46 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Lenker, who had 13 digs, 12 kills, and two aces.
Carl Junction's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-2. As for Webb City, they pushed their record up to 21-5-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Carl Junction will venture away from home to challenge Marshfield at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Webb City, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Parkview on the 8th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
