Clinton is 9-0 against Powell since August of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Clinton Dragons will be staying on the road to face off against the Powell Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Powell took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Clinton, who comes in off a win.
Clinton can't be too worried about heading out to take on Powell: they just beat Bearden at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Clinton came out on top in a nail-biter against Bearden on Monday, sneaking past 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Clinton got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-21, 16-25, 25-14, 21-25, 20-18.
Mckenzie Crisp and Keagan Skaggs were among the main playmakers for Clinton as the former had 20 digs and four aces and the latter had ten digs and 18 assists. The dominant performance gave Crisp a new career-high in aces.
Clinton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Powell came up short against Webb on Thursday and fell 2-0. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Powell had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least nine points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-9.
Clinton's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-7. As for Powell, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
Everything went Clinton's way against Powell in their previous matchup back in August as Clinton made off with a 3-0 victory. 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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