The Clayton Comets are taking a road trip to challenge the D.H. Conley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Clayton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Riverside-Durham 3-0.
Clayton not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Riverside-Durham between 17 and 20 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-19.
Meanwhile, D.H. Conley faced J.H. Rose in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Vikings walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Rampants. The win continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Rampants: they've now won eight in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-11, 19-25, 25-13.
Clayton better focus on containing Paige Money and Faith Mitchum as the pair were huge in D.H. Conley's win. Money had 20 digs and two aces, while Mitchum had 16 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Mitchum has posted over her last five matchups.
D.H. Conley was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
D.H. Conley's victory bumped their record up to 22-2. As for Clayton, their win bumped their record up to 11-8.
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