The Harrisburg Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Carterville Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harrisburg is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Harrisburg didn't have quite enough to beat Massac County and fell 2-1. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Patriots 25-20 in the first set.
Harrisburg started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-22, 25-15.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Carterville took on Herrin on Wednesday. Carterville narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Herrin 2-1. The victory was familiar territory for the Lions who have now won three games in a row.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Carterville who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 19-25, 25-14.
Harrisburg's loss dropped their record down to 8-18. As for Carterville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11-1 record this season.
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