The McClave Cardinals will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Stratton Eagles at 9:30 a.m.
McClave heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Friday. They lost 3-0 to Merino. The shutout was out of character for the Cardinals seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
While McClave was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Merino's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-19, 28-26.
Despite the loss, McClave had strong showings from Yesenia Almanza, who had 11 digs and two aces, and Ashlynn Steinbrunn, who had 23 digs and six kills. Steinbrunn is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 14 games she's played.
Meanwhile, Stratton posted their biggest win since October 25th on Friday. They blew past Hi-Plains 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Stratton never let Hi-Plains on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-22, 25-15.
Stratton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for McClave, they moved to 21-6 with that defeat, which also ended their 12-game winning streak.
McClave came up short against Stratton in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can McClave avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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