After both having extra time off, the McClain Tigers and the Hillsboro Indians will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. McClain will be strutting in after a win while Hillsboro will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, McClain finally turned things around against Paint Valley on Saturday. They blew past the Bearcats 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Tigers have posted since August 27th.
While McClain won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-13, 25-16.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Hillsboro's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Fairfield.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 11-25, 25-14, 25-20.
Despite the loss, Hillsboro got top-tier performance from Jadi Howland, who had 21 digs.
McClain's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-14. As for Hillsboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
McClain suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Hillsboro when the teams last played last Thursday. Can McClain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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