Clark is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Brandeis is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cougars will welcome the Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Clark is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Madison just ended the team's nine-match winning streak on Friday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mavericks.
While Clark had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 11-25, 25-20, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Brandeis didn't have quite enough to beat Churchill on Friday and fell 3-2.
Brandeis took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-19, 16-25, 25-16, 15-13.
Clark's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 21-15. As for Brandeis, their loss dropped their record down to 14-23.
Clark beat Brandeis 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Broncos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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