It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Carthage can now relate to. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Van Vandals on Saturday. The Bulldogs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Vandals earlier this season, when they won 5-2.
Carthage's defeat dropped their record down to 15-13-1. As for Van, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 29-7-1 record this season.
While Carthage had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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