Pershing County came tearing into Saturday's contest with 18 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the North Tahoe Lakers out 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Mustangs also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Pershing County took North Tahoe into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-22, 20-25, 22-25, 15-9.
Raegan Burrows continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, getting 47 digs, 15 kills, three aces, and a block. She is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 31 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Arya Garland, who had 37 digs, two aces, and a kill.
She wasn't the only good server: Pershing County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, North Tahoe had strong showings from Marlo Johnson, who had 18 digs, and Dawna Li, who had three aces.
Pershing County pushed their record up to 26-3 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for North Tahoe, their defeat ended a 17-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 16-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Pershing County and Battle Mountain will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for North Tahoe, they will take on Yerington at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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