On Thursday, Indian Land faced Clover in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Indian Land Warriors fell just short of the Clover Blue Eagles by a score of 3-2. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Blue Eagles 25-18 in the first set.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Indian Land lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 16-14.
When it comes to explaining why Indian Land lost, don't look at Anthony Maevsky. Despite the final result, he had 34 digs and four aces. With that strong performance, Maevsky is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Even though they lost, Indian Land kept the net locked down and finished the game with 21 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since the start of last season.
Indian Land's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-4. As for Clover, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-5.
Indian Land will welcome Fort Mill at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Clover, they will head out to challenge Nation Ford at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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