Clinton has gone 7-0 against Fairmont recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Clinton Dark Horses will venture away from home to challenge the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clinton has four straight victories, Fairmont has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Monday, Clinton made easy work of Red Springs and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Clinton was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-13, 25-14.
Cameron Marshburn and Gracin Bass were among the main playmakers for Clinton as the former had ten digs and two aces and the latter had five aces, three kills, and three digs. That's the most aces Bass has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Fairmont came up short against West Bladen on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Fairmont couldn't get the win, but they sure gave West Bladen a tough time in the first set. The final score came out to 30-28, 25-15, 25-21.
Clinton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Fairmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
Clinton took their victory against Fairmont in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clinton since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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