Volleyball Preview: Clint Lions vs. Ysleta Indians
The Clint Lions will head out to face off against the Ysleta Indians at 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday. Clint is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 12-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with 11 defeats in a row, Clint finally turned things around against Riverside on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rangers , sneaking past 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (100-92) Clint actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 13-25, 14-25, 25-22, 15-9.
Clint can attribute much of their success to Flor Medina, who had 11 digs, and Kayla Luna, who had nine digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Luna a new career-high.
Clint was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Ysleta waltzed into their game on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ysleta was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-11, 25-12.
Clint's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-18. As for Ysleta, their record is now 19-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Clint has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Ysleta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Clint came up short against Ysleta when the teams last played on October 4th, falling 3-1. Can Clint avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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