Clovis East has been away from home for three games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Central Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Clovis East is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Clovis just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Cougars. The Timberwolves haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Clovis East started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-12, 28-26, 25-18.
Despite their loss, Clovis East saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Keniah Verduzco, who had seven digs, four aces, and a kill, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance gave Verduzco a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Feramisco, who had 14 digs, eight kills, four aces, and a block.
She wasn't the only good server: Clovis East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Clovis North.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-10, 25-7.
Clovis East's loss dropped their record down to 13-15. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Clovis East took their victory against Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Clovis East repeat their success, or does Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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