Turtle Lake has been on the road for nine straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will face off against the Clear Lake Warriors at 7:15 p.m.
Last Saturday, Turtle Lake came up short against Ladysmith and fell 2-0.
Turtle Lake was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Clear Lake came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Evergreens with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Clear Lake was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-12, 25-14.
Clear Lake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matchups.
Turtle Lake has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-21 record this season. As for Clear Lake, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Everything went Turtle Lake's way against Clear Lake in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Turtle Lake made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Turtle Lake repeat their success, or does Clear Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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