Carrollton and Carlinville are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2018, but not for long. The Carrollton Hawks will square off against the Carlinville Cavaliers at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Carrollton comes in on eight and Carlinville on seven.
Last Monday, Carrollton earned a 2-0 win over Southwestern.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Carrollton took both sets by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Carlinville hadn't done well against Pana recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Carlinville came out on top against Pana by a score of 2-0.
While Carlinville might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Pana scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-16.
Carrollton's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4. As for Carlinville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Carrollton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Carlinville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Carrollton was able to grind out a solid win over Carlinville when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. Does Carrollton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carlinville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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