After nine games on the road, Clinton is heading back home. They will welcome the Oak Ridge Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clinton will be strutting in after a win while Oak Ridge will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Clinton narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Powell 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Clinton got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 14-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-13.
Clinton's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mckenzie Crisp, who had 20 digs and two aces. Crisp is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Keagan Skaggs, who had 13 digs and 27 assists.
Meanwhile, Oak Ridge came up short against Knoxville Central on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-16, 25-27, 25-23.
Clinton's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-7. As for Oak Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Clinton was able to grind out a solid victory over Oak Ridge when the teams last played on September 3rd, winning 3-1. Does Clinton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oak Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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