If Clay was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of East last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Panthers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Western Indians on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 back in September.
Clay couldn't get the W, but boy did they fight for it: two sets took extra rallies. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-18, 16-25, 26-24.
Laney Shepherd paced Clay's offense, picking up 16 kills. Shepherd got some help from Addie Willis and her 29 assists. Shepherd also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Khloe Adams, each putting up four.
Western can attribute much of their success to Bailey Ison, who had ten digs and three aces. What's more, Ison posted three assists, the most she's had over her last six contests.
Panthers
| 10/20/25 vs Western | 1-3 |
| 10/14/25 vs East | 3-0 |
| 10/13/25 @ East | 3-0 |
| 10/09/25 @ St. Joseph Central | 3-0 |
| 10/06/25 @ Minford | 0-3 |
The defeat snapped Clay's winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 16-8 record. As for Western, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-10.
Clay does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Western, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-2 loss against Notre Dame on the 25th.
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