Yuba City managed to slip by Placer the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Honkers lost 3-0 to the Hillmen on Tuesday.
While Yuba City ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-19, 25-17.
Madison Jackson paced Yuba City's offense, picking up 11 kills. Jackson got some help from Emily Smith and her 12 assists. Athziri Romero controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Placer had a senior duo take command as Liv Duchaine had 12 digs and three aces and Kayli Sellers had 17 assists and seven digs.
Yuba City's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Placer, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-13.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Yuba City will challenge rival Nevada Union at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Placer is set to square off against their familiar foe River Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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