After flying high against Nixon-Smiley last Tuesday, Karnes City came back down to earth. The Karnes City Badgers lost 3-0 to the Poth Pirates on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Badgers of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
While Karnes City was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Poth's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-18, 25-20.
Karnes City lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Aalayah Garza, who had five aces and three digs. That's the most aces Garza has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Orosco, who had four aces and three kills.
Karnes City's record is now 14-23. As for Poth, their record is now 16-22.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Karnes City will head out to face off against Stockdale at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Poth, they will venture away from home to square off against Luling at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Luling is coming into the contest with five straight losses at home, meaning Poth will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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