The Clemens Buffaloes will face off against the Johnson Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Clemens is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Canyon just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Buffaloes in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost four in a row.
Clemens started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 22-25, 25-15, 25-21, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Johnson had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Cougars.
Johnson was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 18-25, 25-12.
Rileigh Butler and Sophie Haskell were among the main playmakers for Johnson as the former had 14 digs and ten assists and the latter had nine digs and four aces. That's the most aces Haskell has posted since back in August.
Clemens' loss dropped their record down to 21-18. As for Johnson, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 34-6.
Clemens came up short against Johnson in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Butler, who had 25 digs. Now that Clemens knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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