After five games on the road, Italy is heading back home. They will host the Clifton Cubs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Italy came up short against Avalon and fell 3-1.
Italy took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Clifton entered their tilt with Lorena on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Leopards 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-19, 25-18.
Clifton found their leader in underclassman Scarlett Kennedy, who had nine digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Kennedy a new career-high in aces.
Clifton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive games.
Italy's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Clifton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.
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