BRANSON, Mo. — Carl Junction and Webb City will meet with the season on the line.
Top-seeded Carl Junction defeated fourth-seeded Springfield Catholic 3-0 and second-seeded Webb City got past third-seeded Branson 3-2 on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the Class 4 District 6 volleyball tournament at Branson High School.
The Bulldogs (25-8-2) and Cardinals (26-6) will meet at 1 p.m. on Saturday for the district championship.
It’s the fifth straight year that Carl Junction and Webb City will meet in a district title match.
CARL JUNCTION 3, CATHOLIC 0
The Bulldogs defeated the Irish 25-16, 25-19, 25-19 in Wednesday’s first semifinal.
Aubreigh Fowler led the Bulldogs with 14 kills, while Kylie Scott added 12 kills, 10 digs and two blocks.
Miya Carnes recorded 32 assists and three aces, while Abigail Wilson contributed 18 digs and four aces. Acadia Badgley had two blocks, while Karissa Chase chipped in six kills and two blocks.
WEBB CITY 3, BRANSON 2
The Cardinals needed five sets, but beat the Pirates 23-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-12, 15-9.
Jaeli Rutledge led the Cardinals with 23 kills, while Aubree Lassiter contributed 15 kills and seven digs.
Savannah Crane handed out 38 assists from the setter position. Sophia Crane recorded a team-high 30 digs, while Jaylee Van Becelaere had nine digs and Jadyn Catterson added eight digs. Mia Lenker, Sophia Crane and Savannah Crane each served three aces.
In Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Parkview, Lassiter had 11 kills and Rutledge added eight kills, while Savannah Crane had 14 assists, Khloe Rhuems had 10 assists and Van Becelaere had five digs.
UPDATE: On Thursday afternoon, SoMo Sports was informed that Carl Junction and Webb City have agreed to play the district title match at McDonald County High School. The match will start at 1 p.m. on Saturday, with doors open to the public at noon.
RECENT DISTRICT TITLE MATCHES
2022—Webb City def. Carl Junction 3-0
2021—Webb City def. Carl Junction 3-2
2020—Carl Junction def. Webb City 3-0
2019—Webb City def. Carl Junction 2-1
