If Carlisle was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Grapeland last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Carlisle Indians came up short against the Overton Mustangs on Monday, falling 3-0. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Carlisle was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Overton work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-22, 25-22, 25-23.
Kasey Hart paced Carlisle's offense, picking up 14 kills. Hart got some help from
Makayla Holcomb and her ten assists. Hart was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Overton found their leader in freshman Bryleigh Nelson, who had 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Nelson has posted since back in September.
Carlisle's defeat dropped their record down to 17-21. As for Overton, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-17 record this season.
Carlisle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Overton and Elysian Fields will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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