Volleyball Preview: Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs vs. Peebles Indians
Lynchburg-Clay is 2-8 against Peebles since August of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the Peebles Indians at 5:30 p.m. Lynchburg-Clay is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Lynchburg-Clay's way against Whiteoak as Lynchburg-Clay made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Mustangs have posted against the Wildcats since September 3, 2020.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 25-15.
Lynchburg-Clay was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Peebles had just enough and edged Clay out 3-2 on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Peebles was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. After all that action, the final score was 17-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-15, 15-10.
Lynchburg-Clay's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. As for Peebles, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-8.
Lynchburg-Clay beat Peebles 3-1 in their previous meeting back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lynchburg-Clay since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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