Volleyball Preview: North Tahoe Lakers vs. Sierra Lutheran Falcons
North Tahoe has gone 6-0 against Sierra Lutheran recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The North Tahoe Lakers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Sierra Lutheran Falcons at 5:00 p.m. Sierra Lutheran took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on North Tahoe, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, everything went North Tahoe's way against Yerington as North Tahoe made off with a 3-0 victory.
North Tahoe's got stronger as the match went on, holding Yerington to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-13, 25-11.
Marlo Johnson and Dawna Li were among the main playmakers for North Tahoe as the former had eight digs and four aces and the latter had five aces and three digs. That's the most aces Johnson has posted since back in September.
North Tahoe was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 17 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Sierra Lutheran came up short against Battle Mountain on Saturday and fell 3-1. While the Falcons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Longhorns 25-17 in the first set.
Sierra Lutheran started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-17.
North Tahoe has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Sierra Lutheran, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Everything went North Tahoe's way against Sierra Lutheran in their previous matchup back in September, as North Tahoe made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Tahoe since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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