After five games on the road, Carlinville is heading back home. They will welcome the Staunton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Tuesday, Carlinville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Hillsboro.
Carlinville was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-15, 25-12.
Carlinville kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Staunton narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Greenville 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Staunton who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 20-25, 25-10.
Carlinville's win bumped their record up to 26-6-1. As for Staunton, they have been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Carlinville beat Staunton 2-0 in their previous matchup last Saturday. Does Carlinville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Staunton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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