Carbondale waltzed into their game on Saturday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They won by a set and slipped past the Centralia Orphans 2-1. The Terriers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Orphans, too.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Carbondale who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 21-25, 15-13.
When it comes to explaining why Centralia lost, don't look at Hattie Castleman. Despite the final result, she had 14 digs.
Carbondale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Centralia, their loss dropped their record down to 15-11.
Carbondale will square off against Cahokia at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Carbondale will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Centralia, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against Highland on the 12th.
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