South Lenoir was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the Clinton Dark Horses. The Blue Devils were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Dark Horses apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2021.
South Lenoir started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 26-24, 25-16, 25-22.
Leading Clinton to victory were Cameron Marshburn and Jenna Jackson. Marshburn had 32 digs and four aces, while Jackson had 33 assists and 18 digs. Those 18 digs gave Jackson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Emery Johnson, who had 15 digs.
South Lenoir's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Clinton, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-4.
South Lenoir has already played their next match (against Farmville Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Clinton, they will head out to face off against East Duplin at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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