Churchill County waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Truckee Wolverines. For the Greenwave, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 loss the Wolverines walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2022.
Churchill County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-9.
Leading Churchill County to victory were Layla Walker and Vernita Fillmore. Walker had seven digs and two aces, while Fillmore had 16 digs and two aces. Fillmore is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted nine or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Churchill County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive games.
Churchill County's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-5. As for Truckee, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Churchill County will take on Elko at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Truckee, they will welcome Dayton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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