The Fernley Vaqueros will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against The Meadows School Mustangs at 4:40 p.m.
Fernley heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Saturday. They fell 3-1 to Elko. The Vaqueros' loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
While Fernley had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 25-23.
Meanwhile, The Meadows School faced Moapa Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Meadows School came out on top against Moapa Valley by a score of 3-1. The win was nothing new for the Mustangs as they're now sitting on ten straight.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-19, 24-26, 25-20.
The Meadows School relied on the efforts of Aarti Patel, who had 15 digs and four aces, and Grace Evans, who had 12 digs, three blocks, and a kill. The dominant performance gave Evans a new career-high in blocks.
The Meadows School 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 six consecutive contests.
The Meadows School has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Fernley, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-5.
Fernley came up short against The Meadows School in their previous meeting back in September of 2014, falling 2-0. Can Fernley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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