Corinth Holders and Clayton are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The Corinth Holders Pirates will be playing at home against the Clayton Comets at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Corinth Holders took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Willow Spring 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Corinth Holders took every set by at least eight points. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14, 25-14.
Meanwhile, everything went Clayton's way against Fuquay - Varina on Tuesday as Clayton made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Comets.
After all that action, the final score was 27-25, 25-21, 25-21.
Among those leading the charge was Claire Buckner, who had four digs and 17 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Corinth Holders' win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Clayton, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-6.
Corinth Holders suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Clayton when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Corinth Holders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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