Volleyball Recap: Nevada Union Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 2, 2024, 1:10pm

Volleyball Recap: Nevada Union Miners vs. Yuba City Honkers

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Nevada Union was the 2-0 winner over Yuba City when they last played one another back in August of 2018, but their luck changed this time around. The Nevada Union Miners fell just short of the Yuba City Honkers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Miners' loss continues a trend for the team, making it five in a row.

While Nevada Union ultimately came up short, they really made Yuba City work, particularly in the fourth set. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-19, 18-25, 28-26, 15-7.

Even though they lost, Nevada Union was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.

Nevada Union's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-16. As for Yuba City, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season.

Nevada Union will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against River Valley at 6:30 p.m. River Valley is coming into the game with five straight losses at home, meaning Nevada Union will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Yuba City, they will host Roseville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Roseville will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Yuba City surely won't give up without a fight.

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