With a playoff game on the line, Clovis East rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Stockdale Mustangs. For the Timberwolves, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 victory the Mustangs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2021.
Clovis East had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-11, 25-13.
Clovis East got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Amber Latimer out in front who had six digs and two aces. Latimer has been hot recently, having also posted 14 or more assists the last three times she's played. Keniah Verduzco was another key player, getting 13 digs and 15 assists.
Clovis East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Clovis East's victory bumped their record up to 16-21. As for Stockdale, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-17.
Clovis East will head out to take on Redwood at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Redwood will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something Clovis East surely won't give up without a fight. Stockdale does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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