CLIFTON – With the current four-match losing streak placing them on the outside looking in, the Clifton Lady Cub volleyball team hopes to turn things around when the host the Whitney Lady Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. today to wrap up the first round of District 17-3A play.
“Being the last game in the first round, our game Friday is an important one,” Clifton volleyball’s first-year head coach Paige Poth said. “It can be a turning point for us in finding our way back into the ranks.”
The Lady Cubs (2-4, 15-16) took a blow when the Rio Vista Lady Eagles handed Clifton a decisive 25-18, 25-12, 25-21 straight set loss on the road Tuesday. With the win, Rio Vista (3-3, 13-12) moved into a fourth-place tie with Grandview (3-3, 16-12) for the district’s final playoff spot. Clifton needs to knock off Whitney (4-2, 26-11) to climb back into striking distance.
“We knew going in that the district would be a fight to the finish line,” Poth said. “It is packed with lots of competition and great teams.
In other District 17-3A action today, Class 3A’s fifth-ranked West (6-0, 30-4) plays host to Grandview, Waco Harmony Science Academy (0-6) visits 12th-ranked Maypearl (5-1, 26-7), and Rio Vista plays its second straight game at home against Keene (1-5, 3-15).
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