On Thursday, Carson faced Spanish Springs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Carson Senators fell just short of the Spanish Springs Cougars by a score of 3-2. The Senators were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August.
Carson actually scored more points across those five sets (109-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Carson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Spanish Springs was led to victory by Gianna Antle and Nora Hunt. Antle had 18 digs and three aces, while Hunt had four digs and 24 assists.
Carson's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Spanish Springs, they pushed their record up to 13-10 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Carson didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat vs. Bishop Manogue on the 30th. As for Spanish Springs, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Galena at 6:00 p.m.
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