Fernley came tearing into Tuesday's contest with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Churchill County Greenwave out 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Vaqueros also won the last time the pair played on October 2nd.
Fernley was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 23-25, 22-25, 25-21, 16-14.
Fernley 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 eight aces in four consecutive matchups.
Churchill County's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lea Williams, who had 30 digs and seven aces. With that strong performance, Williams is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Layla Walker, who had 24 digs and four aces.
Fernley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Churchill County, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 18-10.
Fernley will head out to face off against Lowry at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lowry is coming into the game with four straight defeats at home, meaning Fernley will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. Churchill County has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Dayton on the 23rd.
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