Clinton is 6-0 against Chester since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Clinton Red Devils will head out to take on the Chester Cyclones at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clinton has four straight wins, Chester has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, everything went Clinton's way against Columbia as Clinton made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Clinton took every set by at least 18 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-7, 25-7.
Lydia Riley and Jackie Alcudia were among the main playmakers for Clinton as the former had five aces and the latter had five aces. That's the most aces Alcudia has posted since back in August.
Clinton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 12.
Meanwhile, Chester didn't have quite enough to beat Great Falls on Monday and fell 3-2.
Chester took Great Falls into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. The final score came out to 25-21, 19-25, 22-25, 25-14, 15-6.
Clinton's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Chester, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Clinton took their victory against Chester in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clinton since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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