Clear Falls is 9-1 against Clear Brook since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Clear Falls Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Clear Brook Wolverines at 6:00 p.m.
Clear Falls came up short against Clear Springs on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
While Clear Falls was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Clear Springs' winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-20, 28-26.
Despite the loss, Clear Falls saw an underclassman step up: Sophie Flores had ten digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoie Gaertner, who had three digs.
Meanwhile, Clear Brook hadn't done well against Clear Creek recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Clear Brook won by a set and slipped past Clear Creek 3-2. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Wolverines as it put an end to their six-game losing streak.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Clear Brook who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 19-25, 25-21, 17-25, 15-10.
Among those leading the charge was Julia Gilcrease, who had 18 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Clear Brook was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matchups.
Clear Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 13-19. As for Clear Brook, their record is now 16-17.
Everything went Clear Falls' way against Clear Brook when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Clear Falls made off with a 3-0 win. Will Clear Falls repeat their success, or does Clear Brook have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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