With a playoff game on the line, Clifton-Clyde rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the South Gray Rebels , sneaking past 2-1. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 win the Rebels walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Clifton-Clyde who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 20-25, 25-22.
Lillian Steinbrock paced Clifton-Clyde's offense, picking up 13 kills. Steinbrock got some help from
Jolie Girard and her 19 assists.
Sevy Wurtz controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
South Gray's loss came despite strong showings from Jonalee Zweygardt and Lenzi Koehn. Zweygardt had five digs and 19 assists, while Koehn had seven digs and two aces. Zweygardt has been hot , having posted 14 or more assists the last seven times she's played.
The victory was the third in a row for Clifton-Clyde, bringing their record for this year to 24-15. As for South Gray, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 34-7.
Clifton-Clyde has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Little River on the 1st. As for South Gray, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against St. John on the 1st.
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