Carthage had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past the Republic Tigers 3-2. This was payback for Carthage, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Carthage got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 13-25, 25-23, 19-25, 15-13.
When it comes to explaining why Republic lost, don't look at Kaylee Cornelsen. Despite the final result, she had 12 digs.
Carthage's victory bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Republic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-15.
Carthage will take on Mt. Vernon at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mt. Vernon is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so Carthage will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Republic, they will host Springfield Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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