Sierra is 3-0 against Parlier since August of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Sierra Chieftains will be playing in front of their home fans against the Parlier Panthers at 5:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Sierra sidestepped Chowchilla for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chieftains.
Sierra 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 20-25, 25-13, 24-26, 25-18, 15-11.
Sierra can attribute much of their success to Kaidence Begaye, who had five aces and four digs. Those five aces gave Begaye a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jolee Harshman, who had 14 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Sierra was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Parlier, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They had just enough and edged Fowler out 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (105-102) Parlier actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-18, 21-25, 14-25, 17-15.
Sierra is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Parlier, their win bumped their record up to 15-9-2.
Everything went Sierra's way against Parlier in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Sierra made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Sierra repeat their success, or does Parlier have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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