Clairemont gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Mountain Empire Redhawks. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Chieftains have posted since September 21, 2024.
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. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-21, 18-25, 26-24, 15-9.
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 contest, a 2-1 defeat against Central on the 16th. As for Mountain Empire, they will host El Cajon Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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