The Clarkson/Leigh Patriots have played decent volleyball as of late, going 3-3 in their last six matches.
Clarkson/Leigh swept Logan View 3-0 at home last Tuesday before finishing 1-2 at the Clarkson Tourney on Saturday. The Patriots beat Pender 2-1, but lost 2-0 to Howells-Dodge and Lyons-Decatur Northeast.
Clarkson/Leigh beat Bancroft-Rosalie 3-0 on the road Tuesday, and lost 3-0 at Humphrey St. Francis on Thursday.
The Patriots defeated the Raiders 25-16 in set one, 25-14 in set two, and 25-12 in set three.
Hannah Kasik led the way with 12 kills while Camille Koehn had 10. Shelby Paprocki added 7 kills and 13 digs. Maddie Cerv posted 13 digs as well. Kaegan Held and Kaitlyn Becher each had 13 set assists.
The Cougars defeated Clarkson/Leigh 25-9 in set one and 25-22 in set two.
Paprocki totaled 8 kills and 9 digs while Koehn notched 7 kills and 9 digs. Cerv recorded 9 digs while Held and Becher dished out 10 and 7 set assists, respectively.
The Patriots fell 25-14 in set one to the Jaguars and 25-18 in set two.
Becher finished with 8 set assists.
Clarkson/Leigh dropped the first set to the Pendragons 25-14, but bounced back to win the next two sets 25-23 and 25-21.
Paprocki had 9 kills and 12 digs while Kasik registered 8 kills. Cerv totaled 23 digs while Held notched 9 digs and 14 set assists. Koehn posted 8 digs while Becher compiled 7 digs and 8 set assists.
The Patriots downed the Panthers 25-17 in set one, 25-23 in set two, and 25-9 in set three.
Paprocki totaled 10 kills and 19 digs while Kasik added 8 kills and 7 blocks. Koehn totaled 8 kills and 12 digs while Held registered 16 digs and 9 set assists. Cerv had 15 digs while Becher notched 7 digs and 19 set assists.
The Flyers defeated Clarkson/Leigh 25-23 in set one, 25-20 in set two, and 25-19 in set three.
Paprocki had 16 kills and 14 digs while Kasik and Koehn compiled 11 and 8 kills, respectively. Cerv notched 19 digs while Held added 9 digs and 13 set assists. Becher totaled 7 digs and 18 set assists.
The Patriots have been very up and down lately. There are matches when Clarkson/Leigh is on and matches when they are off.
The Patriots (8-11) take part in the Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family Invite on Saturday.
Clarkson/Leigh will see Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family again, a team the Patriots lost to 2-1 on September 17th.
As Clarkson/Leigh showed in that match, they are capable of competing with Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family.
Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family has been on a roll lately, but that doesn't mean the Patriots can't beat them.
It's a matter of Clarkson/Leigh becoming more consistent and playing at a high level.
The Patriots need to play well in this tournament to build momentum for the East Husker Conference Tournament.
It's starting to get down to crunch time, and Clarkson/Leigh needs to be on top of their game if they want to be playing their best volleyball at the end of the season.
The Patriots need to start figuring some things out in terms of finding a way to win tough matches.
Clarkson/Leigh has yet to pick up that signature win this season, that season defining win.
Perhaps the Patriots can get the job done on Saturday, and take steps in the right direction to making a run here at the end of the season.
I think Clarkson/Leigh has it in them to create some late season magic, but the opportunities to make a run are lessening with each passing week.
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