Clifton Central hasn't had much luck against Herscher recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Comets will take on the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Thursday, Clifton Central didn't have quite enough to beat Tri-Point and fell 2-1. While the Comets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Chargers 25-15 in the first set.
Clifton Central actually scored more points across those three sets (67-66), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-18, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Herscher came up short against Peotone on Thursday and fell 2-0. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
While Herscher ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20.
Clifton Central's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Herscher, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
Clifton Central couldn't quite get it done against Herscher in their previous meeting back in September of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Comets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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