Volleyball Recap: Lianna Kearns' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Clear Springs over Stratford

If Clear Springs was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Cy-Fair on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Chargers came up short against the Stratford Spartans on Friday, falling 3-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Chargers were not able to get on the board.

Clear Springs was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-22, 25-17.

Lianna Kearns

Digs

08/22/25 @ Stratford	21
08/19/25 @ Cy-Fair	21
08/16/25 vs Friendswood	13
08/16/25 vs Keller	16
08/16/25 vs Lake Travis	10
08/15/25 vs Atascocita	12

Clear Springs lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Lianna Kearns, who had 21 digs and two assists. She has been hot, having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played.

Clear Springs' loss dropped their record down to 11-2. As for Stratford, their win bumped their record up to 4-7.

Clear Springs will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Friendswood at 6:30 p.m. on September 3. As for Stratford, they will host Tompkins at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.