Volleyball Preview: Pershing County Mustangs vs. Coral Academy of Science - Reno Falcons
Pershing County is 10-0 against Coral Academy of Science - Reno since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Pershing County Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Coral Academy of Science - Reno Falcons at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pershing County has 21 straight victories, Coral Academy of Science - Reno has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Pershing County made easy work of West Wendover and carried off a 3-0 win.
While Pershing County won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-23, 25-16.
Pershing County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Raegan Burrows, who had 27 digs, 20 kills, and two aces. Burrows is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 33 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Arya Garland, who had 34 digs and four kills.
Meanwhile, Coral Academy of Science - Reno lost 3-0 to Battle Mountain on Saturday.
Coral Academy of Science - Reno was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-17, 25-23.
Pershing County pushed their record up to 28-3 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road. As for Coral Academy of Science - Reno, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Everything went Pershing County's way against Coral Academy of Science - Reno in their previous matchup back in September, as Pershing County made off with a 3-0 win. Will Pershing County repeat their success, or does Coral Academy of Science - Reno have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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