The Clearwater Indians will take on the Collegiate Spartans on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Clearwater and Trinity Academy meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Saturday. The Indians fell 2-0 to the Knights.
Clearwater was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Collegiate didn't have quite enough to beat Buhler on Tuesday and fell 2-1. While the Spartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Crusaders 25-16 in the first set.
Collegiate started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-11, 25-17.
Clearwater will have to keep a close watch on Khloie Villagomez and Sophia Timme, a pair of players who had a big impact on Collegiate's prior game. Villagomez had 13 digs and one assist, while Timme had 11 digs.
Collegiate's loss dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Clearwater, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-16-3.
Clearwater beat Collegiate 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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