Volleyball Preview: North Fork Miners vs. Lake County Panthers
North Fork has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After both having extra time off, they and the Lake County Panthers will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Fork is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since October 27, 2023 on Friday. They put the hurt on Grand Valley with a sharp 3-0 victory.
North Fork never let Grand Valley on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-22, 25-19.
Madison Nelson had a dynamite game for North Fork, getting six digs, four aces, three kills, and a block. Nelson has been hot for a while, having also posted 13 or more assists the last 30 times she's played. Ryaunna Rhoades was another key player, getting eight digs and two aces.
Lake County had won two straight games and Aries Tapia did her part to make it three last Tuesday. Lake County won by a set and slipped past Buena Vista 3-2 thanks in part to Tapia, who had 34 digs. That's the most aces Rhoades has posted in her last seven contests.
Lake County got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-23, 25-18, 28-30, 15-10.
North Fork's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10. As for Lake County, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8.
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