It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Clinton can now relate to. They fell 2-0 to the Monticello Sages on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Maroons in their matchups with the Sages: they've now lost four in a row.
Clinton was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-17.
Monticello's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Addison Finet, who had four digs and 14 assists. With that strong performance, Finet is now averaging an impressive 12 assists per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Mady Melton, who had nine digs.
Clinton's defeat dropped their record down to 13-20. As for Monticello, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-13 record this season.
Clinton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Monticello, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Tri-Valley on the 29th.
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