If Clear Lake was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Lower Lake last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Clear Lake Cardinals came up short against the Middletown Mustangs on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Clear Lake took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 27-25.
Clear Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Middletown, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Clear Lake will head out to challenge St. Helena at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Helena is coming into the contest with five straight wins at home, so Clear Lake will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Middletown, they will host Cloverdale at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cloverdale will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Middletown surely won't give up without a fight.
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