Volleyball Recap: Clayton Falls Despite Big Games from Christine Pickard and Macy Grosskreutz

By Team Reports Sep 13, 2024, 7:54am

Volleyball Recap: Clayton Bears vs. Prairie Farm Panthers

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Clayton lost against Prairie Farm back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Clayton Bears fell just short of the Prairie Farm Panthers by a score of 3-2. The Bears have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Clayton took Prairie Farm into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 17-25, 26-24, 25-18, 21-25, 15-11.

Macy Grosskreutz and Christine Pickard certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Grosskreutz had six digs and four aces, while Pickard had five digs. The dominant performance gave Grosskreutz a new career-high in aces.

Clayton's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Prairie Farm, they pushed their record up to 4-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.

Clayton is on the road again on Tuesday to play Turtle Lake at 7:15 p.m. As for Prairie Farm, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win vs. Northwood on the 12th.

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