Volleyball Preview: Silver Stage Nighthawks vs. Yerington Lions
Silver Stage is 0-10 against Yerington since October of 2019 but things could change on Saturday. The Silver Stage Nighthawks will challenge the Yerington Lions at 12:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 16 losses in a row, Silver Stage finally turned things around against West Wendover on Saturday. They blew past the Wolverines 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Nighthawks have posted since October 13, 2023.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-17, 28-26.
Silver Stage's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Raven Smith, who had 69 digs, and Amy Welch, who had 25 digs and two aces. Smith is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Joselyn Fayaud, who had nine digs and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Silver Stage was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Yerington had just enough and edged Incline out 3-2 on Thursday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Yerington who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 20-25, 25-14, 19-25, 15-13.
Silver Stage's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-16. As for Yerington, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-14 record this season.
Silver Stage suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Yerington in their previous matchup on October 1st. Can Silver Stage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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