Clear Lake is 1-9 against Dickinson since August of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Clear Lake Falcons will square off against the Dickinson Gators at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Clear Lake earned a 3-1 win over Brazoswood.
Clear Lake got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 29-31, 25-10, 25-13.
Clear Lake kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Dickinson narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Clear Brook 3-2.
Dickinson wouldn't go down easily and took Clear Brook into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-15, 19-25, 22-25, 15-12.
Dickinson can attribute much of their success to Daryeon Allen, who had 19 digs and three aces. Allen is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
The win got Clear Lake back to even at 18-18. As for Dickinson, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-12 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Clear Lake has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Dickinson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Clear Lake suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Dickinson in their previous meeting back in September. Can Clear Lake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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