Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Thursday. Carthage fell just short of Republic by a score of 3-2. Carthage was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Republic apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Carthage actually scored more points across those five sets (103-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 22-25, 15-25, 25-23, 15-10.
London Shepherd paced Carthage's offense, picking up 19 kills. Shepherd got some help from Sadie Comer and her 37 assists. Ada Roughton controlled things from the service line, finishing with six aces.
Carthage's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11-1. As for Republic, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-10-1 record this season.
Carthage wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against St. Teresa's Academy on the 11th. As for Republic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Springfield Catholic on the 13th.
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