Volleyball Preview: North Tahoe Lakers vs. Yerington Lions
North Tahoe and Yerington are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2019, but not for long. The North Tahoe Lakers will welcome the Yerington Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
North Tahoe is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Pershing County just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 3-2.
North Tahoe took Pershing County into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 27-25, 25-21, 25-27, 20-25, 15-10.
Despite the defeat, North Tahoe had strong showings from Marlo Johnson, who had 29 digs, and Mishel Suarez, who had 13 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Johnson is now averaging an impressive 10.6 digs per game.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Yerington, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They blew past Oasis Academy 3-0 on Saturday.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Yerington took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-8, 25-13.
North Tahoe's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Yerington, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-12 record this season.
North Tahoe took their victory against Yerington when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will North Tahoe repeat their success, or does Yerington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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