If Tonopah wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Indian Springs, they should've done a better job of containing Oriyah Clay. The Indian Springs Thunderbirds blew past the Tonopah Muckers 3-0 on Thursday thanks in part to Clay, who had ten blocks, six digs, four kills, and two aces. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more blocks the last three times she's played.
While Indian Springs won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 25-13.
Indian Springs kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in three consecutive matches.
Despite the defeat, Tonopah had strong showings from Chelsea Gibson, who had 12 digs, and Liberty Deck, who had four kills and four digs.
Indian Springs' win bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Tonopah, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season.
Indian Springs will have a chance to go back-to-back against Tonopah: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday.
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