The Carthage Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Mt. Vernon Mountaineers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Carthage will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Carthage had just enough and edged Republic out 3-2.
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 final score came out to 26-24, 13-25, 25-23, 19-25, 15-13.
Carthage was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon beat Branson 2-0 last Saturday.
While Mt. Vernon won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-16.
Carthage's record is now 16-8. As for Mt. Vernon, they now have a winning record of 12-11-2.
Carthage beat Mt. Vernon 2-0 when the teams last played back in August. Will Carthage repeat their success, or does Mt. Vernon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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