West Wendover was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against the Silver Stage Nighthawks, falling 3-0. The Wolverines were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Nighthawks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
West Wendover was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Silver Stage work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-17, 28-26.
Even though they lost, West Wendover kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least eight blocks in five consecutive contests.
Silver Stage was led to victory by Raven Smith and Amy Welch. Smith had 69 digs, while Welch had 25 digs and two aces. Smith is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Joselyn Fayaud, who had nine digs and five aces.
West Wendover's loss dropped their record down to 6-20. As for Silver Stage, with the victory, they broke their 16-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-16.
After both having extra time off, West Wendover and Coral Academy of Science - Reno will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Silver Stage, they will head out to square off against Yerington at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Silver Stage is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 17-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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