Clermont Northeastern is 1-9 against Williamsburg since September of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Clermont Northeastern Rockets will face off against the Williamsburg Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Williamsburg took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Clermont Northeastern, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Clermont Northeastern finally turned things around against Fairfield back in September. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Lions.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (105-101) Clermont Northeastern actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 18-25, 25-22, 25-20, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Williamsburg didn't have quite enough to beat Cincinnati Country Day on Saturday and fell 3-2.
Williamsburg took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-20, 21-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-6.
Despite the loss, Williamsburg had strong showings from Taylor Battista, who had ten digs, and Ella Sunderman, who had 15 kills, 11 digs, and five aces. Sunderman is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least five every time she's taken the court this season.
Even though they lost, Williamsburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matches.
Clermont Northeastern's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-6. As for Williamsburg, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-8 record this season.
Clermont Northeastern suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Williamsburg in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Battista, who had 24 digs. Now that Clermont Northeastern 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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