The Clay-Battelle Cee Bees will venture away from home to square off against the River Pilots at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Clay-Battelle is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since August 27th on Tuesday. They came up short against Caldwell, falling 3-0. The Cee Bees have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Clay-Battelle took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-13, 25-17.
Meanwhile, River came up short against Wellsville on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Wellsville scored at least 21 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21, 22-25, 25-23.
Even though they lost, River was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive matchups.
Clay-Battelle's loss dropped their record down to 18-8. As for River, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-8 record this season.
Clay-Battelle came up short against River when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 2-0. Can Clay-Battelle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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