The East Clinton Astros's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
East Clinton is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Wilmington just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Wednesday. They fell just short of the Hurricane by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, East Clinton sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 19-25, 25-13, 22-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Lynchburg-Clay had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Dragons. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Mustangs have posted against the Dragons since September 15, 2020.
Lynchburg-Clay never let West Union on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-23.
Among those leading the charge was Ava Doughman, who had nine digs.
Lynchburg-Clay was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
East Clinton's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Lynchburg-Clay, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Everything went East Clinton's way against Lynchburg-Clay when the teams last played back in September of 2022, as East Clinton made off with a 3-0 win. Will East Clinton repeat their success, or does Lynchburg-Clay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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