It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Truckee had no problem doing just that on Monday. Everything went their way against the Churchill County Greenwave as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Wolverines who have now won five contests in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 25-21.
Anna Benham paced Truckee's offense, picking up 15 kills. Benham got some help from
Iracel Ponce and her 18 assists. Benham also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Madison Mclellan, racking up two apiece.
Despite the defeat, 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 pushed their record up to 21-8 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Churchill County, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-11.
Truckee will take on Fernley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Fernley will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Truckee surely won't give up without a fight. Churchill County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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