The Clayton Comets will take on the Fuquay - Varina Bengals at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Clayton will be strutting in after a win while Fuquay - Varina will be coming in after a defeat.
Clayton took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They blew past Southeast Raleigh 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Clayton took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-11, 25-14.
Claire Buckner had an outrageously good game as she had five aces and four digs. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven matchups.
Clayton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Fuquay - Varina lost 3-0 to Garner on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-14, 25-22.
Clayton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Fuquay - Varina, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Everything went Clayton's way against Fuquay - Varina in their previous matchup back in September, as Clayton made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clayton since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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