Churchill County and Truckee squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Churchill County had to settle for second. They lost 3-0 to the Truckee Wolverines. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Greenwave haven't been shut out since back in September.
While Churchill County ultimately came up short, they really made Truckee work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 25-21.
Despite the loss, Churchill County saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Layla Walker had 14 digs and three aces. Walker has been hot , having posted two or more aces the last five times she's played.
Truckee was led to victory by Makenna Hogland and Iracel Ponce. Hogland had seven digs and 12 assists, while Ponce had seven digs and 18 assists.
Churchill County's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-11. As for Truckee, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.
Churchill County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Truckee, they will take on Fernley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Truckee sitting on five straight wins and Fernley on nine.
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