After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Goliad, Karnes City was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Luling Eagles out 3-2. This was payback for the Badgers, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Karnes City was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (103-102), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 20-25, 25-19, 29-27, 15-7.
Mia Lopez had an outrageously good game as she had five aces, two kills, and 16 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Allie Wieding, who had eight kills and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Karnes City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven matchups.
Karnes City's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-20. As for Luling, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-18 record this season.
Karnes City will square off against Nixon-Smiley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Luling, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Stockdale at 6:00 p.m.
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