The River Pilots will face off against the Clay-Battelle Cee Bees at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, River came up short against Wellsville and fell 3-1.
While River had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 21 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-21, 22-25, 25-23.
Even though they lost, River was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Clay-Battelle suffered their biggest loss since August 27th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Caldwell. The Cee Bees have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Clay-Battelle was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Caldwell's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-13, 25-17.
River has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-8 record this season. As for Clay-Battelle, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-8.
River was able to grind out a solid win over Clay-Battelle when the teams last played back in October of 2021, winning 2-0. Does River have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clay-Battelle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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