Carl Junction won the last time they faced Joplin, and things went their way on Monday too. The Carl Junction Bulldogs walked away with a 3-1 win over the Joplin Eagles.
Carl Junction had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-20, 25-15, 25-9.
Carl Junction was led to victory by Anna Lewis and Miley Kim. Lewis had six aces and five digs, while Kim had eight digs. The dominant performance gave Lewis a new career-high in aces.
Carl Junction was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matchups.
Carl Junction's record is now 22-6. As for Joplin, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-23-1 record this season.
Carl Junction will host West Plains at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Joplin has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Parkview on the 15th.
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