The Clarkson/Leigh Volleyball team went 2-1 at their own tournament on Saturday, and split the Lutheran High Northeast Triangular Tuesday night.
On Saturday, the Patriots beat Oakland-Craig and Howells-Dodge 2-0, and lost to David City Aquinas 2-0.
Clarkson/Leigh topped Shelby/Rising City 2-0 Tuesday night, and lost 2-0 to the host Eagles.
The Monarchs downed the Patriots 25-17 in sets one and two.
Beth Wiese led the way with 7 kills while Sara McEvoy had 7 digs. Kaegan Held registered 16 set assists.
Clarkson/Leigh defeated the Jaguars 25-16 in the first set, and 25-21 in the second set.
Sydney Folken totaled 11 kills while Wiese notched 7. Halee Steffensmeier turned in 10 digs while Held dished out 26 set assists.
The Patriots topped the Knights 25-10 in set one, and 25-12 in set two.
Hannah Kasik posted 8 kills while Wiese had 7 kills and 7 digs. Steffensmeier added 10 digs while McEvoy recorded 7 digs and 21 set assists.
Lutheran High Northeast beat Clarkson/Leigh 25-20 in the first set, and 25-21 in the second set.
The Patriots knocked off the Huskies 25-22 in set one, and 25-15 in set two.
Clarkson/Leigh has continued to play good Volleyball. Losing the way they did to a good C-1 team in Aquinas and a good C-2 team in Lutheran High Northeast is certainly nothing to get discouraged or hang your head about.
The Patriots (15-5) take on Humphrey St. Francis (13-4) on the road Thursday night.
The Flyers lost 2-0 to Elgin Public/Pope John, but beat O'Neill St. Mary's 2-0 at the Elgin Public/Pope John Triangular Tuesday night.
This figures to be a very difficult match for Clarkson/Leigh. Humphrey St. Francis might be better than David City Aquinas or Lutheran High Northeast, in my opinion.
I fully expect the Patriots to be competitive and play well in this match though.
I feel Clarkson/Leigh has the potential to win this match, and can at least push the match to 4 or 5 sets.
The Patriots are beyond moral victories at this point though. Anything less than a win figures to be somewhat disappointing for Clarkson/Leigh.
A loss to the Flyers isn't devastating and heartbreaking by any means given how good they are, but I'm sure it would be really nice for the Patriots to win.
Wins always feel better than losses, and the Patriots have to get back to playing the type of Volleyball they did in the Hampton Tournament.
Clarkson/Leigh played so well that day, and I'm not saying the Patriots are playing any worse now than they were then, but based on the results of those matches, it could be argued that Clarkson/Leigh was playing better at that time.
The Patriots are obviously a quality team, and should go into Humphrey and represent themselves well Thursday night.
I would say this is the type of match Clarkson/Leigh has to find a way to win should they hope to see success in the East Husker Conference Tournament and State Tournament should they make it that far.
The Patriots already knocked off Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family earlier this season so I don't see a reason why Clarkson/Leigh can't beat the other Humphrey school this year too.
The Patriots just have to go out there and play their game, and let their play speak for itself.
Clarkson/Leigh has the Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family Tournament coming up on Saturday and the East Husker Conference Tournament starting next week so this is a critical juncture in the season for the Patriots.
Clarkson/Leigh has to step up and play well, and play their best Volleyball of the season.
The Patriots have to be on top of their game, and I know they can be.
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