Clovis East hasn't had much luck against Redwood recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Clovis East Timberwolves will face off against the Redwood Rangers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Clovis East is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Stockdale by a score of 3-1.
Clovis East had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-11, 25-13.
Clovis East got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Amber Latimer out in front who had six digs and two aces. Latimer has been hot recently, having also posted 14 or more assists the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Keniah Verduzco, who had 13 digs and 15 assists.
Clovis East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 13 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Redwood came tearing into Tuesday's game with 11 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Guardians with a sharp 3-0 win.
Redwood never let Justin Garza on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 25-13.
Clovis East's record now sits at 16-21. As for Redwood, their victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-8.
Clovis East suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Redwood in their previous matchup back in September. Can Clovis East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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