North Tahoe won the last time they faced Sierra Lutheran, and things went their way on Friday too. The North Tahoe Lakers won by a set and slipped past the Sierra Lutheran Falcons 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lakers.
North Tahoe was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-18, 18-25, 25-17, 15-12.
North Tahoe was led to victory by Marlo Johnson and Dawna Li. Johnson had 16 digs and four aces, while Li had 12 aces and seven digs. The dominant performance gave Li a new career-high in aces.
North Tahoe was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
North Tahoe is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Sierra Lutheran, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-12.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Tahoe will square off against Incline at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Sierra Lutheran, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Silver Stage at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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