Volleyball Preview: Elko Indians vs. Fernley Vaqueros
Elko is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Fernley is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Saturday, Elko got the win against Lowry by a conclusive 3-0.
While Elko won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-8, 25-19.
Meanwhile, everything went Fernley's way against Dayton on Friday as Fernley made off with a 3-0 victory.
Fernley's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Dayton between 18 and 21 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-18, 25-20.
Fernley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matches.
Elko's win bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Fernley, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.
Elko took their win against Fernley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Elko repeat their success, or does Fernley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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