James Clemens waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Madison County Tigers 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Jets also won the last time the pair played back in August.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was James Clemens who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 15-12.
Chloe St. Clair and Carleigh Lanford certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. St. Clair had 14 digs, while Lanford had 16 kills and 14 digs. Lanford is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last 18 games she's played dating back to last season.
James Clemens' win bumped their record up to 19-17. As for Madison County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 31-9.
James Clemens is on the road again on Tuesday to play Arab at 5:00 p.m. Madison County has already played their next match, a 2-1 loss against Athens on the 5th.
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