Cleveland lost against D.H. Conley back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Cleveland Rams fell just short of the D.H. Conley Vikings by a score of 3-2. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Cleveland came into the match hot and won the two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-13.
Cleveland lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sadie Johnston, who had 44 digs and four aces. Johnston is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jolene L Oddo, who had 22 blocks, 21 kills, and three digs.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Cleveland kept the net locked down and finished the game with 36 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least five blocks in 12 consecutive matches.
Cleveland's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4. As for D.H. Conley, their win was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
Cleveland will be playing in front of their home fans against South Garner at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cleveland is facing South Garner at the right time seeing as South Garner is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for D.H. Conley, they will square off against New Bern at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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