The Republic Lady Tigers wasted no time in dispatching Webb City to open district play. Second-seeded Republic beat the seventh-seeded Cardinals 25-11 25-8.
Nicole Hallam led Republic with nine kills. Sarah Kreul had 17 assists for the Lady Tigers, and Briana Goforth led the defense with 14 digs.
Just two weeks ago, Webb City had given Republic a much tougher game, losing 27-25, 25-18.
“Even though we didn’t lose last time, we really didn’t do our best, so we were wanting to redeem ourselves, as far as that goes,” said Republic coach Piper Wright.
The Lady Tigers advance to play third-seeded Carthage in the district semifinals Wednesday. Carthage defeated McDonald County 25-18 30-32 25-16.
In the other half of the bracket, top-seeded Nixa beat Neosho 25-12 25-11. And fourth-seeded Willard beat Joplin, 25-13 25-18. Those two teams will meet in the other semifinal.
The district semifinals will be played Wednesday, followed immediately by the finals that same night.
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