After flying high against East Clinton on Monday, Lynchburg-Clay came back down to earth. The Mustangs lost 3-0 to the North Adams Green Devils on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Mustangs have suffered since September 24, 2024.
While Lynchburg-Clay was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-19, 25-14.
Halle Greene paced Lynchburg-Clay's offense, picking up six kills. Greene got some help from Ava Mclaughlin and her 21 assists. Melany Stephenson controlled things from the service line, finishing with six aces.
Leading North Adams to victory were Morgan Wheeler and Addison Shupert. Wheeler had 13 digs and three assists, while Shupert had seven digs and two aces. Shupert has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
Lynchburg-Clay's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-3. As for North Adams, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lynchburg-Clay will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Fayetteville-Perry at 5:30 p.m. on September 11. As for North Adams, they will venture away from home to square off against Wheelersburg at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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