West Wendover was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Yerington Lions, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-7, 25-9.
Mireya Abarca paced West Wendover's offense, picking up six kills. Abarca got some help from Savannah Jimenez and her 17 assists.
Yerington found their leader in sophomore Rylee Slegers, who had six assists and four aces. Those four aces set a new season-high mark for Slegers.
West Wendover's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Yerington, they pushed their record up to 16-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
West Wendover wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Oasis Academy on the 18th. As for Yerington, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Battle Mountain on the 18th.
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