Reno has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Douglas Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Reno will be strutting in after a victory while Douglas will be coming in after a defeat.
Reno is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Spanish Springs, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Reno was ranked tenth). Everything went Reno's way against Spanish Springs on Tuesday as Reno made off with a 3-0 win.
Reno's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Spanish Springs between 17 and 20 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-19, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Douglas came up short against McQueen on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Douglas started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-20, 25-18, 26-24.
Reno is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Douglas, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Reno took their victory against Douglas when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Does Reno have another victory up their sleeve, or will Douglas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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