Somerset Academy Losee entered their match against Pahrump Valley on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Somerset Academy Losee Lions fell just short of the Pahrump Valley Trojans by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Lions let down their fans at home.
Somerset Academy Losee took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 21-25, 24-26, 25-23, 17-15.
Ava Jones-Deleon and Jayla Gayles certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Jones-Deleon had nine aces, while Gayles had three kills. The dominant performance gave Jones-Deleon a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Somerset Academy Losee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 15.6.
Pahrump Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bryn Mazlo, who had 65 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Mazlo is now averaging an impressive 15.3 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Sedona Norton, who had 24 digs and four aces.
Somerset Academy Losee's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-12. As for Pahrump Valley, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Somerset Academy Losee will face off against Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pahrump Valley, they will head out to face off against Sports Leadership & Management at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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