Carthage entered their match against Nixa on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Carthage Tigers lost 3-0 to the Nixa Eagles. It was the first time this season that the Tigers let down their fans at home.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-14, 25-12.
Leading Nixa to victory were Mara Coulter and Peyton Creed. Coulter had 15 digs, while Creed had 15 assists. Creed is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season.
Carthage's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5. As for Nixa, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
Carthage will face off against Waynesville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Nixa, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Southside at 9:00 a.m. Southside will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Nixa surely won't give up without a fight.
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