Claymont hasn't had much luck against Tuscarawas Valley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Claymont Mustangs will challenge the Tuscarawas Valley Trojans at 7:00 p.m.
Claymont is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Ridgewood by a score of 3-2.
Claymont took Ridgewood into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-20, 18-25, 20-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Tuscarawas Valley made easy work of Sandy Valley on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Tuscarawas Valley's feisty defense: they held Sandy Valley to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-12, 25-11.
Tuscarawas Valley can attribute much of their success to Aubrie Barr, who had 21 digs and two aces, and Leah Howard, who had ten digs. Barr is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 26 games she's played dating back to last season.
Claymont's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Tuscarawas Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Claymont might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Tuscarawas Valley in their previous matchup back in September. Can Claymont avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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