Clayton is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Parkway Central is on a four-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Clayton Greyhounds will host the Parkway Central Colts at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Clayton will be strutting in after a victory while Parkway Central will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, everything went Clayton's way against Affton as Clayton made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Clayton took every set by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-8, 25-14.
Iselin Haldiman and Erin Dorris were among the main playmakers for Clayton as the former had 11 digs and three aces and the latter had three digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Haldiman a new career-high in aces.
Clayton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Parkway Central suffered their biggest defeat since October 21, 2023 on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to Kirkwood.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-20, 25-16.
Clayton's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-4. As for Parkway Central, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Clayton has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Parkway Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Clayton suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Parkway Central when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Will Clayton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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