Raymond Central was handed a three-set defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Shelby-Rising City Huskies. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mustangs have posted since September 16th.
Raymond Central had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 24-26, 25-17, 25-14, 15-10.
Izabella Lubischer paced Raymond Central's offense, picking up 13 kills. Lubischer got some help from Savannah Masek and her 39 assists. Peyton Niemeyer controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
When it comes to explaining why Shelby-Rising City lost, don't look at Aleigha Escobar-Schaefer. Despite the final result, she had 28 digs and two aces. Khloee Trujillo also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Raymond Central moved to 8-10 with that victory, which also ended their three-match losing streak. As for Shelby-Rising City, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-6.
Raymond Central has already played their next matchup (against Syracuse), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Shelby-Rising City also has no score uploaded for their next match, this one against Wilber-Clatonia.
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