Clairemont took care of business in their home opener (barely) on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mountain Empire Redhawks, sneaking past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Chieftains, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (104-102) Clairemont actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-21, 18-25, 26-24, 15-9.
Despite the defeat, Mountain Empire saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Rowan Smith had 29 digs and three assists. Smith is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in each of the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Mountain Empire is on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Clairemont didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Oceanside on the 16th. As for Mountain Empire, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against El Cajon Valley on the 18th.
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