The Clay-Battelle Cee-Bees will head out on the road to take on the St. Marys Blue Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Clay-Battelle took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Ritchie County.
Clay-Battelle walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-21, 22-25, 25-10.
St. Marys had won 11 straight games and Alyssa Winland did her part to make it 12. The Blue Devils came out on top against Clay-Battelle by a score of 3-1 for which the team can thank Winland, who had 27 digs and one assist. She has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last three times she's played.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22.
St. Marys found their leader in sophomore Winland, who had 27 digs and one assist.
Clay-Battelle's win bumped their record up to 21-18. As for St. Marys, their victory bumped their record up to 24-10-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Clay-Battelle has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Marys struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Clay-Battelle came up short against St. Marys when the teams last played on Thursday, falling 3-1. Can the Cee-Bees avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
