Volleyball Preview: Pershing County Mustangs vs. Battle Mountain Longhorns
After both having extra time off, the Pershing County Mustangs and the Battle Mountain Longhorns will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Pershing County will be looking to extend their current 19-game winning streak.
Last Saturday, Pershing County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over North Tahoe.
Pershing County took North Tahoe into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-22, 20-25, 22-25, 15-9.
Raegan Burrows continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, getting 47 digs, 15 kills, three aces, and a block. She is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 31 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Arya Garland, who had 37 digs, two aces, and a kill.
She wasn't the only good server: Pershing County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain earned a 3-1 victory over Sierra Lutheran on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Longhorns.
Battle Mountain had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-17.
Battle Mountain got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jazmin Johnson out in front who had 14 digs and 12 assists. Another player making a difference was Noel Hill, who had nine digs and two kills.
Pershing County's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-3. As for Battle Mountain, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-14 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Pershing County has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Battle Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Pershing County's way against Battle Mountain in their previous matchup back in September, as Pershing County made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pershing County 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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