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MANCHESTER \u2014 Clay County built momentum early and never let Barbourville take it away, recording a 25-11, 25-19, 25-16 victory in volleyball action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lady Tigers dominated the opening set, cruising to a 25-11 win and establishing control of the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe gained a lot of momentum the first set and built upon that throughout the game,\u201d Clay County coach Kendall Deaton Culver said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clay County faced some challenges from the service line during the final two sets, but the Lady Tigers made up for it with their serve receive. They captured the second set 25-19 before finishing off the sweep with a 25-16 victory in the third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe struggled with serving in set 2 and set 3, but we found a way to control the ball on serve receive,\u201d Culver said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With tougher competition awaiting, Culver believes the straight-set victory was an important one for her team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis team needed this sweep to move forward in the tough competition ahead,\u201d Culver said. \u201cOn to the next one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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