After flying high against Lund last Saturday, Carlin came back down to earth. The Carlin Railroaders came up short against the Round Mountain Knights on Friday, falling 3-0. The Railroaders haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Carlin was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-12, 25-22.
Round Mountain was led to victory by Laycii Thibodeaux and Hallee Larsen. Thibodeaux had 15 digs, while Larsen had 11 digs, five kills, two blocks, and two aces. That's the most blocks Larsen has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Bethanee Larsen, who had 13 digs.
Carlin's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Round Mountain, the win was the 17th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-3.
After both having extra time off, Carlin and Jackpot will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jackpot is coming into the contest with three straight defeats at home, meaning Carlin will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Round Mountain, they will host Tonopah at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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