Lee Vining was the 3-0 winner over Trona when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Lee Vining Tigers fell just short of the Trona Tornadoes by a score of 3-2 on Saturday.
Lee Vining took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-15, 15-9.
Lee Vining lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Julie Ruelas, who had six aces. The dominant performance gave Ruelas a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Melissa Velez, who had four aces and three kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Lee Vining was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Lee Vining has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9-1 record this season. As for Trona, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-10.
Lee Vining didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Owens Valley on the 30th. Trona has also already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Big Pine on the 30th.
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