Clinton County has gone 8-2 against Metcalfe County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Sunday. The Clinton County Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Metcalfe County Hornets at 3:00 p.m. Clinton County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Clinton County didn't have quite enough to beat Adair County and fell 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Clinton County sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-11, 19-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Metcalfe County hadn't done well against Campbellsville recently (they were 0-8-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Metcalfe County walked away with a 2-0 win over Campbellsville. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
While Metcalfe County won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-19.
Metcalfe County found their leader in underclassman Amelia Slinker, who had 16 digs.
Metcalfe County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matches.
Clinton County's loss dropped their record down to 11-17. As for Metcalfe County, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-20.
Clinton County came out on top in a nail-biter against Metcalfe County in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 2-1. Will Clinton County repeat their success, or does Metcalfe County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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