Clever has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Hollister Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Clever took on Liberty on Saturday. Clever took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Liberty.
Clever was not able to win a set, but it sure wasn't from a lack of trying: every set was decided by exactly two points. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23.
Clever's loss came about despite a quality game from Sydney Bollenbach, who had seven digs.
Meanwhile, Hollister didn't have quite enough to beat Strafford on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Hollister took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-23, 23-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Clever's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7-2. As for Hollister, their loss dropped their record down to 15-9-5.
Clever was able to grind out a solid victory over Hollister when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Clever have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hollister turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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