Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Thursday. Carthage fell 3-1 to Willard. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Willard this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in September.
Carthage started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-17.
Willard got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kylin Vandever out in front who had six digs and five aces. Those five aces gave Vandever a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ava Simpson, who had 14 digs and two assists.
Carthage's loss dropped their record down to 10-15-1. As for Willard, they moved to 21-10-4 with that victory, which also ended their three-match losing streak.
Coming up, Carthage will face off against Republic at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Willard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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