Carlinville waltzed into their match on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Decatur Eisenhower Panthers by a score of 2-0. That's more bragging rights for the Cavaliers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Carlinville easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-17.
Carlinville can attribute much of their success to Makenah Dugan, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Dugan has posted in her last 12 games.
Carlinville couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Carlinville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Decatur Eisenhower, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-21.
Carlinville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Greenfield/Northwestern on the 5th. Decatur Eisenhower has also already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Central A & M on the 5th.
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