After flying high against Eastpointe last Tuesday, Clintondale came back down to earth. The Clintondale Dragons lost 3-0 to the New Haven Rockets on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Dragons of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October.
While Clintondale was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into New Haven's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-13, 26-24.
New Haven's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aleksa Sanchez, who had six aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Sanchez a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Goetz, who had 23 digs.
Clintondale has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season. As for New Haven, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
As of now, neither Clintondale nor New Haven have any future games scheduled.
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