Volleyball Preview: Clay-Battelle Cee Bees vs. Caldwell Redskins
Clay-Battelle has enjoyed the comforts of home their last seven games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Caldwell Redskins at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Clay-Battelle is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Trinity Christian just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. The Cee Bees have struggled against the Warriors recently, as their game on Saturday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-14.
Ginger Gross put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Caldwell came tearing into Wednesday's contest with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Zeps by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-18, 17-25, 25-17.
Caldwell relied on the efforts of Addysyn Leake, who had 14 digs and four aces, and Jocee Archer, who had ten digs and two aces. That's the most aces Leake has posted in her last seven matches.
Caldwell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 39 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Clay-Battelle's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-7. As for Caldwell, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Clay-Battelle has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Caldwell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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