The Clayton Comets will head out to challenge the Cleveland Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Clayton is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Clayton was able to grind out a solid victory over Corinth Holders, taking the game 3-1.
Clayton 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 19-25, 25-10, 25-21, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Cleveland waltzed into their game on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Titans 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cleveland was: they took every set by at least 17 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-4, 25-7.
Cleveland's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Addison Evans, who had six aces, three kills, and three digs, and Sadie Johnston, who had 11 digs and six aces. Evans is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season.
Cleveland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Clayton's win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Cleveland, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Clayton might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Cleveland in their previous meeting back in September. Can Clayton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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