Volleyball Preview: Battle Mountain Huskies vs. Delta Panthers
Battle Mountain has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the Delta Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Battle Mountain will be strutting in after a win while Delta will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, everything went Battle Mountain's way against Eagle Valley as Battle Mountain made off with a 3-0 victory.
Battle Mountain never let Eagle Valley on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-15, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Delta didn't have quite enough to beat Steamboat Springs on Friday and fell 3-2.
Delta wouldn't go down easily and took Steamboat Springs into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-21, 20-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Delta's loss came about despite a quality game from Lola Mitchell, who had 12 digs, four kills, and 47 assists. Mitchell has been hot for a while, having posted 17 or more assists the last 12 times she's played.
Battle Mountain's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-0. As for Delta, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-10.
Everything went Battle Mountain's way against Delta in their previous meeting back in September, as Battle Mountain made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Battle Mountain since the team 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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