The Little River Academy Bumblebees's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Clifton Cubs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Little River Academy came up short against Lexington on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-23, 28-26.
If Harmony Science Academy wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Clifton, they should've done a better job of containing Sophia Ritzmann. Everything went Clifton's way against Harmony Science Academy on Tuesday as Clifton made off with a 3-0 win thanks in part to Ritzmann, who had ten aces and three digs. Those ten aces gave her a new career-high.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Clifton took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-1, 25-3, 25-9.
Clifton couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.9% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Little River Academy dropped their record down to 15-20 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Clifton, they have been performing well recently as they've won 22 of their last 26 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 28-13 record this season.
Everything went Little River Academy's way against Clifton in their previous matchup back in August of 2016, as Little River Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Little River Academy repeat their success, or does Clifton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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