Blanchester is 7-0 against Lynchburg-Clay since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Blanchester Wildcats will look to defend their home court against the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs at 6:00 p.m.
Blanchester came up short against Wilmington on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Lynchburg-Clay had already won four in a row, and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came out on top against the Dragons by a score of 3-1. While the Mustangs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Lynchburg-Clay was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 14-25, 25-12, 25-16, 25-14.
Lynchburg-Clay was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in five consecutive games.
Blanchester's defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3. As for Lynchburg-Clay, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Everything went Blanchester's way against Lynchburg-Clay in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 as Blanchester made off with a 3-0 win. Does Blanchester have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lynchburg-Clay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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