Pershing County waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with 16 straight wins... but they left with 17. They had just enough and edged the Incline Highlanders out 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Mustangs also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Pershing County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 24-26, 25-13, 25-13, 16-14.
Raegan Burrows was her usual excellent self, getting 66 digs, 33 kills, three aces, and a block. She is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 29 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Arya Garland, who had 52 digs.
Pershing County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 12 consecutive games.
Pershing County's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-3. As for Incline, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 13-4 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Pershing County and Yerington will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Yerington will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Pershing County surely won't give up without a fight. As for Incline, they will square off against Oasis Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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