The Middletown Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Clear Lake Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Middletown's win against Upper Lake wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Mustangs had just enough and edged out the Cougars 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mustangs have posted against the Cougars since August 30, 2022.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (102-99) Middletown actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-19, 15-25, 19-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Clear Lake came into Thursday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Lower Lake on Thursday.
Clear Lake had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-11, 27-25, 25-19.
Middletown's record now sits at 5-18. As for Clear Lake, their record is now 7-10.
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