LEBANON, Mo. — Carl Junction battled heavy competition on the way to a second-place finish at the Lebanon Pinkfest volleyball tournament on Saturday.
During their run to the finals, the Bulldogs had a pair of student-athletes earn milestone achievements—senior Kylie Scott recorded her 1,000th-career kill and senior Miya Carnes recorded her 1,000th-career assist.
In pool play, Carl Junction defeated West Plains 25-19, 25-20 before adding a 25-18, 20-25 split with Class 4 No. 2 Marshfield and a 25-22, 26-28 split with Class 4 No. 5 Helias.
In bracket play, Carl Junction beat Fatima 25-14, 25-14 to reach the semifinals, where the Bulldogs rallied to beat Marshfield 19-25, 25-22 and 27-25.
In the finals, Carl Junction fell to Class 3 No. 1 Herrmann 25-20, 18-25 and 25-13.
Carl Junction hosts Carthage on Tuesday.
