After nine games on the road, Foothill is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the Silverado Skyhawks will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Foothill is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Shadow Ridge, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Foothill was ranked ninth). Foothill fell 3-1 to Shadow Ridge on Wednesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 25-17.
Despite the defeat, Foothill got top-tier performance from Avery Wright, who had 19 digs and ten aces. That's the most blocks Wright has posted since last Friday.
Meanwhile, Silverado made easy work of Basic on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-15, 25-20.
Silverado was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 9.2.
Foothill's loss dropped their record down to 20-7. As for Silverado, the victory also got them back to even at 7-7.
Foothill was able to grind out a solid win over Silverado in their previous matchup back in August, winning 2-0. Will Foothill repeat their success, or does Silverado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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